Keith Sweat (album)

Keith Sweat
Studio album by Keith Sweat
Released	June 25, 1996
Recorded	The Sweat Shop, Deep Sound Studios Southern Tracks Recordings; Atlanta
Genre	R&B
Length	48:28
Label	Elektra
Producer	Keith Sweat, Eric McCaine, William "Billy Bad" Ward, Fitzgerald Scott, H.O.P. Productions, C-Love, Doc, Tizone
Keith Sweat chronology
Get Up On It (1994) Keith Sweat (1996) Still in the Game (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[3]
Hartford Courant	(favorable)[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Vibe	(favorable)[6]
USA Today	[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]

Track listing

1. "Twisted" (featuring Pretty Russ & Kut Klose) (Keith Sweat, Eric McCaine, Athena Cage, Tabitha Duncan, 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, Eric 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, Eric 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

Personnel

• Keith Sweat — Vocals, Producer, Executive Producer
• Eric McCaine - Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Programmer, Musician
• Darryl Adams — Vocal Backing
• Michael Alvord, Karl Heilbron — Engineer
• Alex Nesmith, J. Bernanski Wall, Karl Heilbron, Neal H. Pogue - Mixing
• Fitzgerald Scott, William "Billy Bad" Ward, Allen "Grip" Smith - Keyboards, Drum Programming
• Buddy Banks — Vocals
• Athena Cage — Vocals, Performer
• Doc — Producer
• Traci Hale — Vocal Backing
• Charlie Singleton - Guitar
• Aaron Hall — Vocals
• Ronald Isley — Vocals, Performer
• Kut Klose — Vocals (bckgr)
• Gerald Levert — Vocals
• Lil' Bud — Rap
• Pretty Russ — Rap
• Tizone — Producer, Rap
• Tamica Johnson - Rap
• Herb Powers - Mastering

Charts

Singles

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1996 (U.S.)

References

External links

• Keith Sweat at Discogs