The Boombox

5 Best Songs from SWV’s ‘Release Some Tension’

SWV was riding high in the early 1990s. A trio of street-wise young women from New York City, Cheryl "Coko" Gamble, Tamara "Taj" Johnson and Leanne "Lelee" Lyons represented for the average around-the ...
The Grio

My favorite SWV album, ‘Release Some Tension,’ is 25 years old

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I’m one of those people who isn’t quite stuck in the 1990s but does ...
Bravo

Movie Soundtracks, a Hit Remix and More Moments That Sealed SWV as R&B Icons

Hailing from New York, SWV began with three teens — Leanne “Lelee” Lyons, Cheryl “Coko” Clemons, and Tamara “Taj” Johnson-George — who created their own R&B sound and became one of the best-selling ...
Okayplayer

SWV Perfected Their R&B Sound on Their Classic Sophomore Album 'New Beginning'

This week’s new music Friday also features Denzel Curry, Cypress Hill, Action Bronson, BLU & Exile and Akon. “We’ve all grown a lot since our first album, and we wanted to show that. So in addition to ...