Artist: Sylvia
Title: Sweet Stuff
Year: 1977
Label: Vibration
Format: Vinyl LP (Original)
Flwrpt Rating of this Record: 4.5/5.0
Review
This is a pre-recorded follow-up album to the self-titled “Sylvia” LP which was released in 1976. The single, “Sweet Stuff” was a big hit, so in an effort to cash in on that success, Sylvia quickly put out another full record…which is titled “Sweet Stuff”.
I love this record! I love all of her records, she wrote and produced them almost completely by herself. If you listen to her music, she had her own unique sound that nobody could duplicate. The sound was RAW and unpolished, the lyrics were risque, and the way she arranged her drums was ridiculous (her drums probably inspired the drum programming of your favorite producer). Anyway, this record is similar to her others in the sequencing department, meaning it loses focus from time to time, but that doesn’t detract from the quality of the music…just means she was experimenting and probably not trying to make a concept album.
Check out the sound!
Private Performance
I Can’t Help It
Sho’nuff Boogie
Pussycat
The Notion
Cowards Way Out
Design
It is what it says it is…Sweet Stuff. This is a nice illustration of a kid sitting on “candy mountain”, lol! What draws me in most, not surprisingly, is the hand-drawn type…gets me every time. The uniqueness of it is something that can never be duplicated. Overall, this is just a colorful, exaggerated, fusion piece…strong and communicates the message (well…slighty, because this album is DEFINITELY NOT about kids and candy!).
One Comment
First of I wanna say, thank you man for this website. I am now a huuuuge fan and will be on here a lot. Miss sylvia was a stone cold freak lls! And yes tha album cover art definitely has some sexual references on it. But her music gives me a minnie riperton feel. Makes me feel like im in 1971 runnin nekkid thru a field of daffodils and daisies lmao!