''The Sweet'' is a

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released as Sweet's debut album in the US and Canada, substituting for the 1971 UK album '' Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be''. (The band's second album, ''

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'' was also not given a US release, but tracks from that and the band's third album '' Desolation Boulevard'' were combined on the US version of that album to compensate for this.) The album consisted primarily of singles and B-sides released in the UK and Europe in 1972 and 1973. One of the singles, " Little Willy", was Sweet's first and biggest hit single in the US. The singles "

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", "Hell Raiser" and " Block Buster!" were also on the album. Commercially it did not do well, only reaching No. 191 in the

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Track listing

All songs written and composed by

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, Andy Scott and

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except where noted. # " Little Willy" ( Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn) - 3:13 # "New York Connection" - 3:35 # "

" (Chapman, Chinn) - 3:03 # "Done Me Wrong All Right" - 2:58 # "Hell Raiser" (Chapman, Chinn) - 3:15 # " Block Buster!" (Chapman, Chinn) - 3:12 # "Need a Lot of Lovin'" - 3:00 # "Man from Mecca" - 2:45 # "Spotlight" - 2:47 # "You're Not Wrong for Loving Me" - 2:58

Notes

The American CD re-issue of this album includes the live version of the song "Need a Lot of Lovin'", apparently in error. The studio version was only available as a B-side of the single " Block Buster!" and is available on the 2005 re-issue of ''

''. The original American vinyl pressing used the studio version of "Need A Lot Of Lovin'".

Personnel

- lead vocals *

- bass, vocals * Andy Scott - guitars, vocals, synthesizers *

- drums, vocals

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweet Featuring Little Willy and Block Buster, The The Sweet albums Albums produced by Phil Wainman 1973 compilation albums Bell Records compilation albums