Keith Sweat (album)

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Keith Sweat
Studio album by Keith Sweat
Released June 25, 1996
Recorded 1995-1996
Genre R&B
Label Elektra
Producer Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat chronology
Get Up On It
(1994)		 Keith Sweat
(1996)		 Still in the Game
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau (neither)[2]
Entertainment Weekly C−[3]
Hartford Courant (favorable)[4]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars[5]
Vibe (favorable)[6]
USA Today 2.5/4 stars[7]

Keith Sweat is the fifth studio album by American R&B recording artist Keith Sweat. The album was released on June 25, 1996. The single "Twisted" made it to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, his biggest hit ever on that chart. "Nobody" peaked at #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 debut single, "I Want Her."

The album remains the most successful of Sweat's career; it went to the Billboard 200, debuting at number 5; likewise it was the final of five consecutive albums from the artist to reach #1 on the Top R&B Albums chart. The album has occasionally reentered the Billboard 200, with the most recent occurrence being the week of February 19, 2011.[8]

On July 7, 2004, Keith Sweat was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of four million copies in the United States.[9] In 1996, the singles "Twisted" and "Nobody" were both certified platinum by the RIAA, for shipments of one million copies in the US.[9]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Twisted" (featuring Pretty Russ & Kut Klose) (Keith Sweat, Athena Cage, Tabitha Duncan, Eric McCaine, Lavonn Battle) 4:30
  2. "Funky Dope Lovin'" (featuring Gerald Levert, Aaron Hall, and Buddy Banks) (William "Billy Bad" Ward) 4:51
  3. "Yumi" (Sweat, McCaine) 4:21
  4. "Whatever You Want" (Sweat, Fitzgerald Scott) 4:18
  5. "Just a Touch" (featuring Traci Hale) (Steve Arrington, Mark Hicks, Raye Turner, Danny Webster, Starleana Young) 5:03
  6. "Freak with Me" (featuring Pretty Russ, Tizone & Lil' Bud) (Sweat, John Howcott, Donald Parks, Emmanuel Officer) 4:44
  7. "Nature's Rising" (Interlude) (Sweat, Craig Love) 0:55
  8. "Come with Me" (featuring Ronald Isley) (Sweat, Love, Scott) 3:56
  9. "In the Mood" (Sweat, McCaine) 3:45
  10. "Show Me the Way" (Interlude) (Sweat, Allen Smith) 2:50
  11. "Nobody" (featuring Athena Cage) (Sweat, Scott) 4:24
  12. "Chocolate Girl" (Sweat, Alphonso "Doc" Walker) 4:45

[edit] Personnel

  • Keith Sweat — Vocals, Producer, Executive Producer
  • Darryl Adams — Vocal Backing
  • Michael Alvord — Engineer
  • Buddy Banks — Vocals
  • Athena Cage — Vocals, Performer
  • The D.O.C. — Producer
  • Traci Hale — Vocal Backing
  • Aaron Hall — Vocals
  • Ronald Isley — Vocals, Performer
  • Kut Klose — Vocals (bckgr)
  • Gerald Levert — Vocals
  • Lil' Bud — Rap
  • Pretty Russ — Rap
  • Tizone — Producer, Rap

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 5
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums 1

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1996 "Nobody" Billboard Hot 100 3
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Sales 11
"Twisted" Billboard Hot 100 2
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Sales 5
1997 "Come With Me" Billboard Hot 100 68
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 27
"Nobody" Canadian Singles Chart 16
Twisted Canadian Singles Chart 16

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Stanley, Leo (August 1, 2003). Keith Sweat - Keith Sweat | AllMusic: Review. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-04-18.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1996). Robert Christgau: CG: Keith Sweat. The Village Voice. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2011-04-18.
  3. ^ Eddy, Chuck (July 19, 1996). Keith Sweat | Music | EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2011-04-18.
  4. ^ Catlin, Robert (July 11, 1996). Album Review -- Keith Sweat -- Keith Sweat - Hartford Courant. Hartford Courant. Retrieved on 2011-04-18.
  5. ^ Johnson, Connie (December 8, 1996). Making a list? Checking it twice? Here are some guidelines to keep befuddled spouses, parents of teenagers and others on the right track. - Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2011-04-18.
  6. ^ Meyer, Rudi (August 1996). "Keith Sweat, 'Keith Sweat' (Elektra)". The Washington Post (Vibe Media Group) 4 (6): 135. http://books.google.com/books?id=dS4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA135#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2011-04-18. 
  7. ^ Jones, Steve (July 2, 1996). "Bryan Adams regresses; Dylan is redone -- with strings". USA Today (Gannett Company): 7.D. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/16409771.html?dids=16409771:16409771&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+02%2C+1996&author=Edna+Gundersen%3B+Steve+Jones%3B+David+Patrick+Stearns%3B+David+Zimmerman&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Bryan+Adams+regresses%3B+Dylan+is+redone+--+with+strings&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2011-04-18. 
  8. ^ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts" (in (Dutch)). Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/charts/billboard-200?chartDate=2011-02-19. Retrieved 2012-02-26. 
  9. ^ a b RIAA - Gold & Platinum: Keith Sweat. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 2011-04-18.

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