Sweatsuit (album)
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| Compilation album by Nelly | ||||||||||
| Released | November 22, 2005 | |||||||||
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Sweatsuit is a compilation album by American rapper Nelly, released on November 22, 2005. The album consists of tracks from his 2004 simultaneous album releases, Sweat and Suit. The US edition of the compilation also includes four extra tracks, including "Fly Away" from the soundtrack of the 2005 film The Longest Yard, the single "Grillz" featuring rappers Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp, The Notorious B.I.G. single "Nasty Girl" and "Tired" featuring Avery Storm.
Sweatsuit charted on the US Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number 26. Internationally, the compilation peaked at number 22 on the Australian Albums Chart, number 36 on the New Zealand Albums Chart and at number 41 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies. Sweatsuit received positive reviews from critics, for containing the highlights from both Sweat and Suit, praising its material quality.
While recording material for his third studio album, Nelly originally had the intention of producing one album. Songs were being recorded at a steady pace, with Nelly composing more ideas, to which he established the idea of two albums released simultaneously to house all the tracks. On April 27, 2004, Nelly's representative initially described the upcoming albums as thematically dissimilar, "one is more melodic and party-oriented in the vein of records like "E.I." and "Tip Drill", while the other was described as having a "harder edge". Nelly would release singles accompanied by music videos from both albums. Talking to MTV News, Nelly went on to describe the differences between both albums; their titles of Sweat and Suit were announced on May 27, 2004. He noted Sweat as "more up-tempo" and "energetic", while characterizing Suit as more of "a grown-up and sexy vibe [...] it's more melodic".
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