Off the Record (Sweet album)


Off the Record is the fifth studio album by the English glam rock band Sweet. It was recorded at Audio International Studios in London between October 1976 and January 1977. The band produced with assistance from engineers Louis Austin and Nick Ryan.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott and Mick Tucker.

European release

;Side one
  1. "Fever of Love" - 4:03
  2. "Lost Angels" - 4:06
  3. "Midnight to Daylight" - 3:34
  4. "Windy City" - 7:30
;Side two
  1. "Live for Today" - 3:19
  2. "She Gimme Lovin'" - 4:08
  3. "Laura Lee" - 4:18
  4. "Hard Times" - 4:01
  5. "Funk It Up" - 3:34

    Bonus tracks on 1990 reissue

  7. "A Distinct Lack of Ancient" - 4:07
  8. "Stairway to the Stars" - 3:05
  9. "Why Don't You Do It to Me" - 3:11

    Bonus tracks on 1999 reissue

  11. "A Distinct Lack of Ancient" - 4:09
  12. "Why Don't You Do It to Me" - 3:14

    Bonus tracks on 2005 reissue

  14. "A Distinct Lack of Ancient" - 4:07
  15. "Funk It Up" - 5:27
  16. "Stairway to the Stars" - 3:03
  17. "Why Don't You Do It to Me" - 3:13
  18. "Midnight to Daylight" - 4:09
  19. "Lost Angels" - 3:46
  20. "She Gimme Lovin'" - 4:06
  21. "Hard Times" - 4:40

    US release (LP only)

;Side one
  1. "Fever of Love" - 3:59
  2. "Lost Angels" - 4:02
  3. "Midnight to Daylight" - 3:30
  4. "Laura Lee" - 4:16
  5. "Windy City" - 7:27
;Side two
  1. "Stairway to the Stars" - 3:05
  2. "Live for Today" - 3:22
  3. "Funk It Up " - 3:33
  4. "Hard Times" - 4:00
  5. "She Gimme Lovin'" - 4:04
Unlike the RCA issue, the Capitol cover featured the album title.

Singles

"Stairway to the Stars" was withheld from the RCA album release and later issued as a single as a follow-up to "Lost Angels" and "Fever of Love". All three singles proved to be commercial flops.

Songs covered

Raul Sepper recorded a cover of "Funk It Up" in Estonian, titled "Sein On Ees", in 1979. The German power metal act Gamma Ray covered "Lost Angels" on their 2013 Master of Confusion EP.

Personnel