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]
Let Me Have My Way
Keith Sweat Lyrics
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Yeah, baby
Mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm...
Feel so good, feel so good
Come on in, baby, have a seat
Take your shoes off, let me massage your feet
You look like you're in the mood for good love
I wanna be more than a friend
Someone you can depend on
Love you over and over again
Tonight I don't want this love affair to ever end
I love you (Once we get started, it's not gonna stop)
I wanna love you down from your head to your toes
And anywhere else, no one has to know
I wanna love you down from your head to your toes
And anywhere else, no one has to know
Let's take a shower, baby, you see the water is fine (Pass me the soap)
And I'll wash your body and, baby, you'll wash mine (Now it's your turn)
Touch you, girl, in all the right places
And I wanna fill up all your, your empty spaces
I wanna be more than a friend
Someone you can depend on
Love you over and over again
Tonight I don't want this love affair to ever end
No, girl (No, baby, no I don't)
I wanna love you down (Oh, yeah) from your head to your toes
(Down from your head, down to your toes, girl)
And anywhere else, no one has to know (It will be a secret between you and I, girl)
I wanna love you down from your head to your toes (All the way down)
And anywhere else, no one has to know (Let me break it on down to you right now, girl)
Ooh, baby, you feel so good to me tonight
Let me ask you one thing, girl
Can I put you there [Yeah, yeah]
Can I put you right there, baby [Yeah, yeah]
Does it feel good to you, girl [Yeah, yeah]
Oh, does it feel real good to you, baby [Yeah, yeah]
If it feels good let me hear you say, "Yeah, babe�? [Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah]
I wanna love you down from your head to your toes
(Oh....tell me it feels right, tell me it feels so right, girl)
And anywhere else, no one has to know (Ooh, whisper those sweet little things in my ear)
I wanna love you down from your head to your toes
(I want you to whisper those things you know, you know I like to hear, babe)
In Keith Sweat's song Too Hot, he sets the mood for a romantic encounter with a special someone. From the start of the song, he invites his partner to take a seat and relax, as he massages her feet. He describes the ambience as perfect for love-making and promises to give her plenty of it. Keith Sweat wants his partner to know that he wants to be more than just friends, but someone she can depend on. He wants to love her over and over again and hopes that their love affair does not end after tonight.
The verses of the song contain sexually suggestive lyrics as Keith Sweat expresses his desire to love his partner down from her head to her toes and anywhere else no one has to know. He invites her to take a shower with him, and they wash each other's bodies. Keith Sweat touches his partner in all the right places and wants to fill up all her empty spaces. When it comes to the chorus, Keith Sweat repeats his desire to love his partner down from her head to her toes and anywhere else as much as she wants him to. He asks her if what he is doing feels good and wants her to whisper what else she wants him to do to her.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on in, baby, have a seat
I am inviting you inside and asking you to sit down.
Take your shoes off, let me massage your feet
I want to help you relax by massaging your feet.
You look like you're in the mood for good love
I can tell that you want to be intimate.
Turn the lights off, girl, that's what I give you plenty of
I am going to provide you with lots of passionate moments that don't require any light.
I wanna be more than a friend
I want to have a deeper romantic relationship with you.
Someone you can depend on
You can count on me to be there for you.
Love you over and over again
I want to show you love time and time again.
Tonight I don't want this love affair to ever end
I don't want our intimate moment to come to an end tonight.
Let's take a shower, baby, you see the water is fine (Pass me the soap)
I want to join you in the shower and help you rinse off while being intimate.
And I'll wash your body and, baby, you'll wash mine (Now it's your turn)
We can help each other wash off our bodies and enjoy each other's touch.
Touch you, girl, in all the right places
I want to touch you in all the places that make you feel good.
And I wanna fill up all your, your empty spaces
I want to make you feel complete and fulfill your sexual desires.
Ooh, baby, you feel so good to me tonight
I am enjoying our intimate moment and am attracted to you.
Can I put you there [Yeah, yeah]
I am asking if I can sexually pleasure you in a specific way.
If it feels good let me hear you say, "Yeah, babe" [Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah]
I want you to verbally confirm that you are enjoying our intimate moment together.
Oh....tell me it feels right, tell me it feels so right, girl
I want you to express that you are enjoying our intimate moment.
Ooh, whisper those sweet little things in my ear
I want you to say sweet things to me while we are being intimate.
I want you to whisper those things you know, you know I like to hear, babe
I want to hear specific things whispered to me while we are being intimate since they turn me on.
I wanna love you down from your head to your toes
I want to show you sexual pleasure from your head to your toes.
And anywhere else, no one has to know
Our intimate encounter will be a secret between us.
Contributed by Camilla R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.