Keep It Goin' On

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Keep It Goin' On
Hi five keep it goin on.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 11, 1992 (August 11, 1992)
RecordedOctober 1991– April 1992
Genre R&B, new jack swing, soul
Length42:13
Label Jive
Producer Timmy Allen, R. Kelly, Vincent Herbert, Kiyamma Griffin, Eric Foster White, Carl Bourelly
Hi-Five chronology
Hi-Five
(1990)
Keep It Goin' On
(1992)
Faithful
(1993)
Singles from Keep It Goin' On
  1. "She's Playing Hard to Get"
    Released: July 15, 1992
  2. "Quality Time"
    Released: November 6, 1992

Keep It Goin' On is the second studio album by the American band Hi-Five. [1] Released on August 11, 1992 by Jive Records, The lead single "She's Playing Hard to Get" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B singles chart. It is the second studio album featuring the teen frontman lead singer Tony Thompson who propelled this album into platinum status. It also features the first appearance of Bronx, New York native, Treston Irby. These singles from their previous album, featuring Irby include: "I Can't Wait Another Minute", "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)", and the remix version of "Just Another Girlfriend". Also, Keep It Goin' On is the final album to include the original members Roderick "Pooh" Clark (who was paralyzed from the chest down due to an accidental highway car crash shortly after the second album's release) and Russell Neal (who shortly left the group due to financial conflicts). [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Background

"She's Playing Hard to Get" is the first single from this album. [1] The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B singles chart. [5] [3] [4] [6] The album is notable for featuring the first recorded appearance of singer Faith Evans, who made her debut as a background singer on the song "She Said". [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's Playing Hard to Get"Timmy Allen, William Walton4:35
2."Quality Time" R. Kelly 4:42
3."She Said"Daymin Miley, Sonia Allen, Timmy Allen4:58
4."Fly Away"Vincent Herbert, Kiyamma Griffin5:39
5."A Little Bit Older Now"R. Kelly4:45
6."Mary, Mary"Eric Foster White4:17
7."Let's Get It Started (Keep It Goin' On)"R. Kelly4:32
8."Video Girl"R. Kelly4:12
9."Whenever You Say"Carl Bourelly, William Walton5:01

Personnel

Hi-Five

Additional singers

Charts

Release history

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