Gonna Make You Sweat is the debut studio album by American musical production group C+C Music Factory, released in the US on December 18, 1990.[1] Following on the success of contemporaries Black Box and Technotronic, Gonna Make You Sweat was a worldwide smash, reaching number two on the US Billboard 200.
The album received generally mixed reviews from critics. James Muretich from Calgary Herald wrote, "From the title track to "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." (a nod here to TV talk show host Arsenio Hall), the music is irresistibly infectious to anyone the least susceptible to dancin' the night away. C+C Music Factory cleverly snatch melodic lines from people like Suzanne Vega while also providing a few riffs of their own, especially those of guitarist Paul Pesco. The lyrics also avoid crotch-rap cliches. C+C Music Factory is destined to become this year's dance hit factory."[3] Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly felt that "this high-energy album has all the makings of a dance-club hit." She added that it's "a lot of fun — and it does live up to its name."[6] In a contemporary review, Select stated that "For every might tune like the title track, there's an over-long muddled "What's This Word Called Love?" and "the producers knack of building indestructible house beats is matched only by their inconsistency".[10] The review concluded that the songs were over-long and have trouble sustaining interest."[10]
