Ridin' Solo (album)

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Ridin' Solo
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 2010
Length49:56
Label
Producer
Keith Sweat chronology
Just Me
(2008)
Ridin' Solo
(2010)
Til the Morning
(2011)

Ridin' Solo is the eleventh studio album by American R&B singer Keith Sweat. It was released on June 22, 2010 by Kedar Entertainment and Fontana Distribution. [1] It debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard 200, also reaching number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic editor Andy Kellman found that "due to a number of factors, Ridin' Solo is the least significant volume of Sweat's discography [...] Sweat can't be knocked for riding the Auto-Tune gravy train, not when his use of vocal effects can be traced back 20-plus years. Then again, Ridin' Solo, the singer's tenth proper studio album, is slathered in it. Part of that is out of necessity; Sweat's voice, once a smooth whine, often hits a grainy strain, and it's also cloaked by a number of background vocalists who occasionally step in front to perform the hooks. While he is nearing his 50th birthday, Sweat sings lyrics that are less mature than the ones he recorded half his life ago, with references to Patrón, woman-as-vehicle metaphors, and couplets". [2]

Track listing

Ridin' Solo track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Famous"
  • Keith Sweat
  • Wirlie Morris
  • Sweat
  • Morris
3:57
2."Full Time Lover"
  • Morris
  • Carl M. Days, Jr.
  • Sweat
  • Sweat
  • Morris
3:49
3."Test Drive" (featuring Joe)
  • Michael Chesser
  • Adam Gibbs
  • Luke Austin
  • David Brown
Brown5:05
4."Ridin' Solo"
  • Sweat
  • Remon
  • Billy Ray Little
  • Remon
  • Little
  • Sweat
4:13
5."Genius Girl"
  • Morris
  • Carl M. Days, Jr.
  • Sweat
  • Sweat
  • Morris
4:28
6."Do Wrong Tonight"
3:35
7."Hood Sex"
  • Sweat
  • Remon
  • Sweat
  • Remon
4:34
8."It's All About You"
  • Morris
  • Carl M. Days, Jr.
  • Sweat
  • Sweat
  • Morris
4:20
9."I'm the One You Want"
  • Adam Ryan
  • Christopher Led
  • Sweat
  • Sweat
  • Adam Ledgister
4:21
10."Live in Person"
  • Morris
  • Carl M. Days, Jr.
  • Sweat
  • Sweat
  • Morris
4:48
11."It's a Shame"
  • Ryan
  • Led
  • Sweat
  • Sweat
  • Ledgister
4:43
12."Tropical"
  • Morris
  • Carl M. Days, Jr.
  • Sweat
  • Sweat
  • Morris
4:37
Total length:49:56
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Dancin' with My Girl"
  • Sweat
  • Morris
  • Sweat
  • Morris
4:07
14."Reverse"
  • Sweat
  • Morris
  • Sweat
  • Morris
4:24
iTunes pre-order bonus track [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."I Hurt an Angel"
  • Sweat
  • Morris
  • Sweat
  • Morris
4:23

Personnel

Credits for Ridin' Solo adapted from AllMusic. [3]

Charts

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