Didn't See Me Coming

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Didn't See Me Coming
Didn't See Me Coming (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 14, 2000
Length59:52
Label Elektra
Producer Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat chronology
Still in the Game
(1998)
Didn't See Me Coming
(2000)
Rebirth
(2002)
Singles from Didn't See Me Coming
  1. "I'll Trade (A Million Bucks)"
    Released: October 31, 2000
  2. "Real Man"
    Released: February 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]

Didn't See Me Coming is the seventh studio album by American singer Keith Sweat. [4] It was released by Elektra Records on November 14, 2000, in the United States. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 24, 2001. [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the former new-jack maestro grooves as compellingly and aches as convincingly as ever." [3]

Track listing

Didn't See Me Coming track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
  • Keith Sweat
  • Steve "Stone" Huff
Huff1:05
2."Things" (featuring Busta Rhymes & Rah Digga)
  • Sweat
  • Huff
Huff3:48
3."Whatcha Like" (featuring Strings)
  • Bobby Crawford
  • C. Jefferson
  • D. Jenkins
  • Sweat
  • M. Teal
Crawford4:04
4."Satisfy You"HuffHuff2:53
5."I Put U On"R. Jerkins4:13
6."He Say She Say" (featuring T-Boz)
  • Andrew Lane
  • D. Jenkins
  • Sweat
  • Lane
  • Dee Dee
3:56
7."Real Man"
  • Lane
  • Sweat
  • S. Jenkins
  • Lane
  • Dee Dee
4:31
8."Kiss You"
  • D. Jenkins
  • Kevin Johnson
  • Sweat
Johnson4:36
9."I'll Trade (A Million Bucks) (Interlude)" (featuring Lil' Mo) Cynthia Loving
  • Barry Salter
  • Jules Bar Tholomew
0:56
10."Don't Have Me" (featuring Dave Hollister)
  • Lane
  • D. Jenkins
  • J. Watford
  • Sweat
  • S. Trapp
  • Lane
  • Dee Dee
4:05
11."Tonite"
  • E. Scott
  • Sweat
Walter "Mucho" Scott0:50
12."Caught Up"
  • Peoples
  • Williams
5:18
13."Games"HuffHuff4:12
14."I'll Trade (A Million Bucks)" (featuring Lil' Mo)Loving
  • Salter
  • Bar Tholomew
3:26
15."Only Wanna Please You"
  • Derrick Culler
  • Sweat
  • Palmer Williams
  • Wayne Grimsley
Grimsley3:56
16."Why U Treat Me So Cold" (featuring Lil Wayne)
  • Sweat
  • Huff
Huff3:53
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."I'll Trade (A Million Bucks) (Remix)" (featuring Lil' Mo)
  • Loving
  • W. Scott
  • Sweat
  • W. Scott
3:26
International bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Dieser Brief (German/English Version)" (with Ayman)
  • Mike Michaels
  • MM Dollar
  • Mark Tabak
  • Michaels
  • Dollar
3:47

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Didn't See Me Coming
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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