I Wanna Be Committed - The Sweet

Full version of the song that was supposed to be the next single released by The Sweet after Turn It Down, but it never was due to it being about mental health. This is the full version which as far as I know isn't yet available on CD and comes from the album Strung Up.

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[rodclubman76]

Sweet were always wanting to record heavier material but were held back by "management" as part fo the plan to make their career last a lot longer than it actually did - sadly things did not turn out as planned and the rest is history.

[Dyynamo]

@rodclubman76

I think you came close to what happened way back in 1974 between C&C and Sweet, but at the same time are way off the mark. Yes C&C were in the USA when Sweet did SFA, but I believe it was more about promoting themselves than promoting Sweet. Also, they DID record again with Sweet after SFA. Desolation Boulevard is testament to that. The breaking point was when Fox On The Run was released as a single. As good as I Wanna Be Committed is, I Think it would have bombed as a single.

[BigSCTVfan]

Dyynamo, you misunderstood what I was saying. I was saying that the songs Chinn and Chapman contributed to The Sweet got heavier and darker in their lyrical matter than they were when they first started. I cited "Jeanie" because that song seemed like pure fluff compared to this song, which has very dark lyrical matter and arrangements. This should have been right up Sweet's alley. Sweet shouldn't have parted ways with Chinn and Chapman.

[Dyynamo]

@BigSCTVfan I don't believe I did misunderstand you. The songs were heavier in the latter part, but there were many reasons why C&C were shown the door and they weren't musical ones. The main one was the fact that C&C were writing for quite a number of other acts at the time and became more freelance than part of the whole Sweet set up. If they'd continued to give Sweet 100% then they'd have worked together for a whole lot longer, but C&C were in demand from all quarters for their services.

[warminator]

aaahhh..so glad you posted it. I`ve been waiting so long.

Quite unique sweet song with so many structures far ahead of its time.

[21pinch]

This is the full length version, available only on Strung Up. It's on the US version of Boulevard but it fades out before the true ending.

Although Strung Up has yet to be released on CD [that I know of], the concert they took the live stuff from is available on CD as "Live At The Rainbow, The Complete Concert" recorded Friday December 21st 1973.

[Gordomusic1]

Great to hear that crazy Andy guitar solo at the end again.

[headofapollo]

@Dyynamo shall we get a room then?!?

[Dyynamo]

@headofapollo

Erm.... The last post in that thread was 7 months ago. Who's the one who needs to chill here lol.

[headofapollo]

@Dyynamo- you & bigsctfan need to get a room-chill out!

[RCbeastly]

CD Japan calls "Strung Up" "Live and Best" but it is out of print. There is a $100 used LP release on Amazon. Other than that it just looks like pathetic MP3 downloads.

[MrRalphsworld]

I had that LP in 1976.

Wish I still had it :(

[rodclubman76]

This was the last song that Chinn & Chapman had written for the band before the split and was never released as a single - it first saw the light of day on "Strung Up" - the dual album featuring one lp of sweet written songs and one lp of Chinn Chapman songs. The long term plan for the Sweet (in C & C's plan) was to gradually make Sweet's releases heavier and heavier.

[rodclubman76]

Folks, I think I can shed some light on this - Chinn and Chapman walked away from Sweet as a result of a misunderstanding. C & C were in the states marketing the band - whilst they were over there Sweet went in to the studio and recorded Sweet Fanny Adams. As C & C saw themselves as having the sole rights to all production work - they got really pissed off and refused to work the Sweet again.