My Sweet playlist in Spotify has several copyright issues across countries
That list is solid. Only a couple of minor quibbles, as I would probably have all but 2 or 3 on my list. Besides No You Don't, I would consider Turn It Down, 4th Of July, Burn On The Flame, and Heartbreak Today for the last few spots on mine. They had a weird popularity arc. They were most popular in the U.K. when they didn't have an album out. They had 6 Top 5 singles in 72-74, none of which were on albums.
The Sweet essentially were a British bubblegum pop band in the early years and then transitioned into an edgier glam rock sound. Hard to really make a list from a catalog with two such different styles. I mostly tapped out after Desolation Boulevard when Brian left the band. The 3 albums they released without him were still decent, but they lost airplay where I lived (and record shops didn't carry much of their catalog). Identity Crisis wasn't even released where I lived, and I didn't really keep up with the Andy / Brian / Steve versions of the band over the years. For me, they were a fun band . . . and you don't hear them played much these days.
Interestingly they were most popular in Germany where they still had some success post Brian.
They actually had 5 different styles, rather than 2
1- Pre Chinn/Chapman - Late 60s English style, aimless, learning their craft
2 - Chinn/Chapman - Bubblegum morphing into Glam Pop.
3- Post Chinn/Chapman - Glam Rock/rock. By now they had to structure songs for Brian as his voice was destroyed in an alleged roadie attack on his throat aimed specifically at his throat
4- Steve took over lead vocals. His voice required MOR style Sweet
5- Post Steve - Just playing the hits and new material basically dog ****. Andy was a much better producer than songwriter, although Love is Like Oxygen is all him with Brian putting in his best vocal post 1974
They did have a resurgence of interest post Guardians of the Galaxy when Fox on the Run topped download charts.
A quick rundown on why i included 31-20 over eg Turn it Down and 4th of July etc.
20 Call Me - the pick of the Steve led post Brian songs. Verse is awful, but chorus great
21 Man With the Golden Arm - Mick in all his drumming glory
22 Lady Starlight - An Andy track that was a total gear shift
23 Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - only track post Identity Crisis. Its a cover of an Australian anthem
24 Burning - An awesome B Side
25 Set Me Free - Should have had this much higher. Its a track that heavily influenced Motley Crue, GNR, Def Leppard etc
26 Lettres D’Amour - Brians voice was shot so lets bring in Stevie from Night (Hot Summer Night) to co lead vocals
27 Lollipop Man - The pick of their pre Andy singles. So cheesy 60s
28 Done Me Wrong All Right - B Sides is where they let loose during Bubble gum era. Has more than a passing similarity to Tie Your Mother Down
29 Jeanie - This attracted the attention of Chinn/Chapman who changed their careers
30 Little Willy - A big surprise US hit. I think its ****, but included it anyway
31 Fox on The Run (Original Version) - This Chinn/Chapman production was awful. If it werent for a US exec at their American label seeing something more in it, Andy wouldnt have reproduced with all the bells and whistles we now know.
