Album
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Why this album mattered
Release Some Tension (1997) is a Swv album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #24 and charted for 25 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Someone", "Rain".
The music
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
A chart re-entry — it fell off, then found its way back. Entered at #26, climbed steadily for 2 weeks to reach #24 and fell quickly across 13 weeks on the chart. Returned after 7 weeks off the chart at #186, reaching #110 over 12 more weeks. 25 total weeks on chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
