Keith Sweat was born in Harlem, New York City, to Juanita Thompson, a hairdresser, and Charles Sweat, a factory worker. After Charles Sweat's passing in 1973, Juanita raised their five kids by herself. He worked as a night stock boy at Macy's Department Store, and then a mail room clerk at Paine Webber, a brokerage firm. In just four years he worked his way up to a lucrative brokerage assistant job on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.[2] Sweat also worked as a supervisor for the New York Mercantile Exchange.[1]
Sweat started his musical career as a member of a Harlem band called Jamilah in 1975.[3] With the help of Jamilah, Sweat was able to hone his craft as a lead singer by performing regionally throughout the tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The group was started by bassist Larry Peoples, guitarist Michael Samuels, and drummer Walter Bradley.[citation needed]
After leaving the group in 1984 to begin a solo career, he sang at nightclubs throughout New York City and landed a chance to record for the independent label, Stadium Records. Sweat recorded only two tunes for Stadium, "Lucky Seven", and "My Mind Is Made Up", which was their third and fourth ever release, but on Stadium's first release, he is credited as co-writer and co-producer of "You Are the One for Me", the last recording ever made by the group GQ. One of GQ's original members is his uncle, Keith "Sabu" Crier.
Later in 1987, Keith Sweat was discovered by Vincent Davis and offered a recording contract with his label, Vintertainment Records, which was founded in 1983 on the foundations of early Hip-Hop and otherwise best known for releasing Joeski Love's "Pee Wee's Dance" in 1985. Vintertainment was distributed by Elektra Records from 1985 until it ceased operations in 1990. On November 24, 1987, Sweat released his debut solo studio album Make It Last Forever, which sold three million copies. The biggest hit from this album was the song that inaugurated the new jack swing era "I Want Her"[5] (No. 1 R&B & No. 5 Pop), which was nominated for the 1989 Soul Train Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year award, while the title track from the album hit No. 2 on the R&B charts. Sweat reached the charts again with his second album I'll Give All My Love to You (1990) which hit No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart. He released his third album, Keep It Comin' in 1991, which debuted in the Top 20 of the album chart. He produced soul singer Omar Chandler.
In 1992, Sweat discovered the group Silk, and helped craft their debut album, Lose Control, which hit No. 7 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[6]
The album's single "Freak Me" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 1, 1993. In 1993, Sweat discovered the Atlanta-based female R&B group Kut Klose. Sweat also produced the group's debut album Surrender, which produced their biggest hit single "I Like", peaking to No. 8 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
Sweat released his fourth album Get Up on It in the summer of 1994, and his self-titled fifth album in 1996. Both albums reached the top ten on the Billboard 200. The single co/produced and written by Eric McCaine "Twisted" featuring R&B group Kut Klose hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Nobody" hit No. 3, which made them Sweat's biggest hits to date. "Just A Touch" was a cover of the 1979 song "Just a Touch of Love" by Slave. He produced R&B group Dru Hill in 1996.
In the fall of 1997, Sweat discovered the group Ol' Skool and helped with their self-titled debut. He was on their biggest single, "Am I Dreaming", which featured the R&B group Xscape. Sweat also formed the R&B supergroup LSG with Gerald Levert and Johnny Gill, and released their self-titled debut album Levert.Sweat.Gill in 1997.[7] That album featured "My Body", which became a hit single. The album was certified double platinum and reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
Sweat's sixth album, Still in the Game was released in 1998, hitting No. 6 on the Billboard 200, and No. 2 on the R&B/Hip Hop albums chart. It featured the singles "Come and Get With Me" (which featured Snoop Dogg) (No. 12 Hot 100) and "I'm Not Ready" (No. 16 Hot 100). Sweat's success on the charts started to diminish in 2000, when he released the album Didn't See Me Coming. None of the singles from the album reached the top forty.
On August 13, 2002, Keith Sweat released his eighth album, Rebirth. The single "One on One" reached No. 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 44 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.His 2008 album Just Me included the single, "Love U Better (featuring Keyshia Cole)". Sweat is currently signed to Kedar Records and released his tenth studio album entitled Ridin' Solo on June 22, 2010. The lead single taken from the album is "Test Drive" and featured label-mate Joe. Since 2007, Sweat has been the host of a nationally syndicated radio program based upon the Quiet storm format. The Keith Sweat Hotel (known as The Quiet Storm with Keith Sweat on WBLS in New York City) is syndicated through Premiere Radio Networks.[8]
Sweat is also the host of a nationally syndicated radio show called The Sweat Hotel, which I s produced and distributed to urban adult contemporary and classic soul radio stations across the U.S. by Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, Inc.[9]
Album Version
Keith Sweat Lyrics
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If I kissed your lips a thousand a times
Would you mind
And baby would you mind
If I baby just take my time
Would you mind
Come with me
Has gone before
Come with me
To a place where no love
Has gone before
Would you mind
If i run my fingers through your hair
Would it show you how much I care
Would you mind
If I made you scream my name out loud
The thought of it just drives me crazy wild
Come with me
To a place where no love
Has gone before
Come with me
To a place where no love
Has gone before
Come and go with me
Girl then you will see
I wanna love you down
Make your body spin around and
Around and around
Come with me
To a place where no love
Has gone before
Come with me
To a place where no love
Has gone before
These lyrics are a sensual invitation from Keith Sweat to his lover. He asks permission to kiss her lips and run his fingers through her hair. He wants to take his time and make her feel loved. He then promises to take her to a place where no love has gone before. This is a call to a new, uncharted territory in their love life. He wants to make her feel sensations she has never felt before. He wants her to scream his name and enjoys the thought of it driving him wild.
The chorus is a repetitive request for the woman to come with him, to experience this new level of love. He wants her to trust him and let him take control. The bridge is a promise of his intentions: to love her down, make her body spin around and around. The song is steamy and romantic, with a sense of adventure and anticipation.
Line by Line Meaning
Would you mind
Asking for permission before proceeding with an action
If I kissed your lips a thousand a times
Asking if repeated acts of intimacy would be acceptable
And baby would you mind
Seeking consent from a lover in a gentle, affectionate manner
If I baby just take my time
Showing patience and respect to a partner's needs and desires
Come with me
Inviting a lover to join in an adventure together
To a place where no love
A metaphor for an intimate space or experience that is unique to the couple
Has gone before
An emphasis on the exclusivity and intensity of the experience
If i run my fingers through your hair
Another request for physical intimacy, showing affection through tactile sensation
Would it show you how much I care
Expressing the sentiment that love can be communicated through gestures and touch
If I made you scream my name out loud
Asking for permission to engage in sexual activity that would produce audible expressions of pleasure
The thought of it just drives me crazy wild
Conveying the depth and intensity of the physical and emotional desire
Come and go with me
An enticement to join in a physical, sexual relationship
Girl then you will see
Asserting that the experience will be mutually satisfying and fulfilling
I wanna love you down
Expressing a desire to pleasure and satisfy one's partner during intimacy
Make your body spin around and
Showing a commitment to exploring and experimenting with different physical sensations during intimacy
Around and around
Emphasizing continued physical pleasure and satisfaction in a sexual relationship
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FITZGERALD SCOTT, KEITH D SWEAT
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Erick Malambo
Exceptionally nice collection, really enjoyed it all!
Stephen Sanders
This man has been an incredible artist for so long. Brings back memories from the day.
Judith Latiker
I just love to listen to Keith sweat .
King beat
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Keith Sweat
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Pansy Love
Love his music
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Cocobutter
I love Keith so much his music speaks from the heart
rrobinson38125
My go to playlist for road travel. This all I need and just let me drive
Sunshine ☀️
Sounds relaxing