Keith Sweat (album)

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Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat cover
Studio album by Keith Sweat
Released July 25, 1996
Genre R&B
New Jack Swing
Label Elektra Records
Producer(s) Keith Sweat
Professional reviews
Keith Sweat chronology
Get Up On It
(1994)
Keith Sweat
(1996)
Still in the Game
(1998)


Keith Sweat is the self-titled fifth album from R&B artist Keith Sweat. The album was released on June 25, 1996 (see 1996 in music).

This album was by far his most successful when it came to putting songs on the charts. The song "Twisted" made it to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, his biggest hit ever on the pop charts. "Nobody" stopped at No. 3 on that same chart.

It was also the best showing ever from Keith Sweat on the Billboard 200, debuting at No. 5.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Twisted" (featuring Pretty Russ & Kut Klose)
  2. "Funky Dope Lovin'" (featuring Gerald Levert, Aaron Hall, and Buddy Banks)
  3. "Yumi"
  4. "Whatever You Want"
  5. "Just A Touch" (featuring Traci Hale)
  6. "Freak With Me" (featuring Pretty Russ, Tizone & Lil' Bud)
  7. "Nature's Rising" (Interlude)
  8. "Come With Me" (featuring Ronald Isley)
  9. "In The Mood"
  10. "Show Me The Way" (Interlude)
  11. "Nobody" (featuring Athena Cage)
  12. "Chocolate Girl"

[edit] Personnel

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

[edit] Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts - North America - Album

1996     Keith Sweat                 The Billboard 200                     No. 5 
1996     Keith Sweat                 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums                No. 1 
1996     Keith Sweat                 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums                No. 9 

Billboard Music Charts - North America - Singles

1996     Nobody                      Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales    No. 11 
1996     Nobody                      Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks      No. 1 
1996     Nobody                      Rhythmic Top 40                       No. 1 
1996     Nobody                      The Billboard Hot 100                 No. 3 
1996     Nobody                      Top 40 Mainstream                     No. 12 
1996     Twisted                     Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales    No. 5 
1996     Twisted                     Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks      No. 1 
1996     Twisted                     Rhythmic Top 40                       No. 1 
1996     Twisted                     The Billboard Hot 100                 No. 2 
1996     Twisted                     Top 40 Mainstream                     No. 7 
1996     Twisted                     Top 40 Mainstream                     No. 12 
1997     Come With Me                Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks      No. 27 
1997     Come With Me                The Billboard Hot 100                 No. 68 
1997     Just a Touch                Rhythmic Top 40                       No. 23 
1997     Nobody                      Canadian Singles Chart                No. 16 
1997     Twisted                     Canadian Singles Chart                No. 16