Keith Sweat (album)

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Keith Sweat
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 1996
StudioThe Sweat Shop, Deep, Southern Tracks (Atlanta)
Genre
Length48:28
Label Elektra
Producer
  • C-Love
  • Doc
  • H.O.P.
  • Eric McCaine
  • Fitzgerald Scott
  • Keith Sweat
  • Tizone
  • Alphonso "Doc" Walker
  • William "Billy Bad" Ward
Keith Sweat chronology
Get Up On It
(1994)
Keith Sweat
(1996)
Still in the Game
(1998)
Singles from Keith Sweat
  1. "Twisted"
    Released: June 4, 1996
  2. "Nobody"
    Released: September 17, 1996
  3. "Come With Me"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Just a Touch"
    Released: 1997

Keith Sweat is the fifth studio album by the American singer Keith Sweat. It was released by Elektra Records on June 25, 1996, in the United States. The single, "Twisted", made it to number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, his biggest hit ever on that chart. "Nobody" peaked at number 3 on the same chart. Both songs are his final two of six hits to reach number one on the R&B singles chart and gave Sweat two more Top 5 pop hits in eight years since his first single, "I Want Her".

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-neither.png [2]
Entertainment Weekly C− [3]
Hartford Courant (favorable) [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Vibe (favorable) [7]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]

AllMusic editor Leo Stanley found that "Sweat turns in a typically stylish and sophisticated set of urban soul and new jack swing, all highlighted by his silky singing. Sweat's main talent is for smooth ballads, and Keith Sweat is filled with excellent selections, including the seductive 'Come with Me', which features guest vocals by Ronald Isley. The album does bog down a bit with uneven material, but its high points are as captivating as any of Sweat's previous work." [1] In a lukewarm review, Los Angeles Times writer Connie Johnson wrote "what sounded new in 1987 may not be groundbreaking today, but Sweat can still crank out a Jeep jam or a temperature-teasing boudoir ballad with the best of them." [5]

Chart performance

The album is the most successful of Sweat's career. It went to the US Billboard 200, debuting at number 5; it was the final of five consecutive albums from the artist to reach number one on the Top R&B Albums chart. The album has occasionally re-entered the Billboard 200, with the most recent occurrence being the week of February 19, 2011. [9] On July 7, 2004, Keith Sweat was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of four million copies in the United States. [10] In 1996, the singles "Twisted" and "Nobody" were both certified platinum by the RIAA, for shipments of one million copies in the US. [10]

Track listing

Keith Sweat track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Twisted" (featuring Kut Klose and Pretty Russ)
Lavonn Battle
McCaine4:30
2."Funky Dope Lovin'" (featuring Gerald Levert, Aaron Hall and Buddy Banks)William "Billy Bad" WardWard4:51
3."Yumi"
  • McCaine
  • Sweat
McCaine4:21
4."Whatever You Want"
  • Fitzgerald Scott
  • Sweat
Scott4:18
5."Just a Touch"
  • Steve Arrington
  • Mark Hicks
  • Raye Turner
  • Danny Webster
  • Starleana Young
  • Carter Bradley
  • Floyd Miller
  • Orion Wilhiote
  • Stephen Washington
  • Tom Dozier
  • Thomas Lockett
H.O.P. Productions5:03
6."Freak with Me" (featuring Lil' Bud and Tizone)
  • John Howcott
  • Emanuel Officer
  • Donald Parks
  • Sweat
H.O.P. Productions4:44
7."Nature's Rising (Interlude)"
  • Craig Love
  • Sweat
C-Love0:55
8."Come with Me" (featuring Ronald Isley)
  • Love
  • Scott
  • Sweat
Scott3:56
9."In the Mood"
  • McCaine
  • Sweat
McCaine3:45
10."Show Me the Way (Interlude)"
  • Allen "Grip" Smith
  • Sweat
Sweat2:50
11."Nobody" (featuring Athena Cage)
  • Scott
  • Sweat
Scott4:24
12."Chocolate Girl"
  • Sweat
  • Alphonso "Doc" Walker
  • Walker
  • Tizone
4:45
Total length:48:28

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Keith Sweat
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [22] 4× Platinum4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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