KW (album)

KW
Studio album by Keith Washington
Released	March 10, 1998
Genre	R&B
Length	61:59
Label	Silas
Producer	Rashad Coes Terry Coffey Mark J. Feist Rob Fusari Calvin Gaines Vincent Herbert Fred Jerkins III Carsten Lindberg Donnie Lyle Marc Nelson Louil Silas, Jr. Joachim Svare Keith Washington Mark Wilson
Keith Washington chronology
You Make It Easy (1993) KW (1998)

KW is the third and most recent studio album by American singer Keith Washington. It was released by Silas Records on March 10, 1998. His debut and only album with the label, it reached number 27 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

In his review for AllMusic, editor Alex Henderson felt that "containing mostly ballads and slow jams, the CD is very much in the late '90s neo-soul vein – the production is high-tech and hip-hop-ish, but the singing is classic R&B. Washington often brings to mind Alexander O'Neal, and he also shows an awareness of Luther Vandross and Freddie Jackson. A few of the tracks are excellent [...] most of the other material, however, is decent, although not remarkable. But while KW isn't the all-out gem that Washington is quite capable of providing, it was still nice to see him recording again." Billboard found that with KW "Washington brings his no-nonsense ballads and think-on-it, midtempo tracks to the table [...] It will be interesting to see how [he] fares against such other balladeers as R. Kelly and Maxwell."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Warned You"	Fred Jerkins III Japhe Tejeda Keith Washington LaShawn Daniels Barry DeVorzon Ward Chandler	Jerkins	5:15
2.	"No Matter"	Bill Withers Dana Belle Washington Louil Silas, Jr. Stan McKinney	Carsten Lindberg Joachim Svare Washington Silas	4:35
3.	"I Don't Mind"	Marc Nelson Rashad Coes	Nelson Coes	4:20
4.	"Tell Me (Are You with It)"	Jerkins Tejeda Washington Daniels	Jerkins	4:58
5.	"Bring It On"	Jerkins Nelson	Jerkins	4:30
6.	"I Love You" (duet with Chanté Moore)	Mark J. Feist Shanice Wilson	Feist	5:57
7.	"You Sure Love to Ball"	Marvin Gaye	Donnie Lyle Washington	5:10
8.	"Long Ago"	Calvin Gaines Herschel Boone Washington Mark Wilson Rob Fusari Vincent Herbert	Gaines Wilson Fusari Herbert Washington[a]	4:34
9.	"I Can't Put You Down"	Lyle Boone Washington	Lyle Washington	4:10
10.	"You Let Me Down"	Jerkins Tejeda Washington Daniels	Jerkins	4:45
11.	"Smile"	Jerkins Kelly Price	Jerkins	3:55
12.	"Only You"	Terry Coffey Washington	Coffey	3:55
13.	"Bring It On" (Remix)	Jerkins Washington Nelson	Jerkins Darkchild[b]	5:40

Notes

• ^{^a} denotes co-producer
• ^{^b} denotes additional producer

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	125
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	26