Editing SWV (section)

=== 1996–1997: ''New Beginning'', ''Release Some Tension'' and ''A Special Christmas'' ===
Released on April 23, 1996, ''[[New Beginning (SWV album)|New Beginning]]'' was the second album from SWV. The first single, "[[You're the One (SWV song)|You're the One]]", became one of their signature songs peaking at number five on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and topped the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles]] chart. The second single, "Use Your Heart", saw the debut of the super producers [[The Neptunes]]. This song peaked at twenty-two on the Hot 100 and number six on the R&B chart. The last single, "It's All About U", found Taj taking most of the lead as opposed to Coko. The album was certified platinum for shipping 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |access-date=April 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |archive-date=February 25, 2013 }}</ref>

''[[Release Some Tension]]'' is SWV's third album. It arrived on July 29, 1997. Guest appearances are made by [[E-40]], [[Sean Combs|Puff Daddy]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]], [[Lil' Cease]], [[Lil' Kim]], [[Snoop Dogg| Snoop Doggy Dogg]], and [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]. The album features hits like "[[Rain (SWV song)|Rain]]" (which samples [[Jaco Pastorius]]'s classic "[[Portrait of Tracy]]"), "[[Someone (SWV song)|Someone]]", "[[Can We]]" (which was originally included on the [[Booty Call (soundtrack)|soundtrack for]] the [[Jamie Foxx]] film ''[[Booty Call]]''), and canceled single "[[Lose My Cool]]". "Someone", although featuring one of the biggest producers/artists of the year, Puff Daddy, only reached No. 19 on the ''Billboard'' charts which sampled [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]'s "Ten Crack Commandment's and [[Les McCann]]'s "Valantra". "When U Cry" also sampled [[Tyrone Davis]]' "In The Mood". The album was certified gold for shipping 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |access-date=April 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |archive-date=February 25, 2013 }}</ref> ''A Special Christmas'', a holiday album featuring both cover versions and original material, was released in the United States on November 18, 1997, by [[RCA Records]]. ''A Special Christmas'' would be the penultimate album the trio recorded together before they disbanded the following year.