Rebirth (Keith Sweat album)

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Rebirth
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 13, 2002
Length65:21
Label Elektra
Producer
Keith Sweat chronology
Didn't See Me Coming
(2000)
Rebirth
(2002)
Keith Sweat Live
(2003)

Rebirth is the eighth studio album by American singer Keith Sweat. It was released by Elektra Records on August 13, 2002 in the United States.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic editor John Bush found that "it's not really a creative reawakening since he hasn't changed anything about his game. In the end, Rebirth is really just another Keith Sweat album, and it's a tribute to one of the leading soul men of the '80s and '90s that he can continue making records as smooth and as vigorous as this one 15 years down the road [...] Sweat is still in great voice, and it's his personality that carries Rebirth, even when it sounds similar to his work in the past." [1] Vibe ' Jason King feöt that Rebirth "probably won’t win Sweat any new fans, but he certainly won’t lose any. Despite a reliance on talk boxes and synth strings, and predictable references to two-ways and the number 69, the album has few missteps." [2]

Track listing

Rebirth track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."I Want You" (featuring Royalty & Nasdaq)
  • Keith Sweat
  • Fitzgerald Scott
4:10
2."Gots to Have It" (featuring Ron-Ron & Royalty)Roy "Royalty" Hamilton3:32
3."Anything Goes"Hamilton3:38
4."Ladies Night"Hamilton3:51
5."100% All Man"Hamilton3:35
6."The Right Stuff"Hamilton4:08
7."One On One" (featuring Lola Troy & Lade Bac)Al E. Cat4:58
8."Show Me"
  • Sweat
  • Scott
4:38
9."Trust Me"
  • Sweat
  • Chanz
4:32
10."Wonderful Thang"
  • Sweat
  • Chanz
4:29
11."In and Out"
  • Sweat
  • Dee Dee Jenkins
4:55
12."Can It Be" (featuring Doni)Sweat6:10
13."What Is It?"Hamilton4:15
14."Untitled" (live) 3:17
15."Twisted" (live) 5:18

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Rebirth
Chart (2002)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [3] 77
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 88
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 69
US Billboard 200 [6] 14
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 7

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