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]
Lose Control
Keith Sweat Lyrics
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I really didn't
I'm so sorry
I just want you to sit down for just a minute
Let me talk to you
Last night we had an argument
You told me you love me
No baby
I didn't mean to make you cry
I didn't mean to make you say bye bye bye
Baby won't you let me look inside your soul
Let me make you lose control
Let me be the one you need
Baby just come to me
Now tell me girl what you want from me
Whatever it is you desire
I want to give my baby
I want to feel your body yearn
All your softest spots I plan to learn
Baby won't you let me just kiss you down
Make you spin around and 'round
Flip you girl from left to right
If you don't mind
Baby can I just spend the night
You know what I'm talking about baby
I never meant to hurt you
I never wanted to see you cry
So I'm right here now baby
I'm asking you, I'm begging you
Just give me one more chance baby
Baby won't you let me just kiss you down
Make you spin around and 'round
Flip you girl from left to right
If you don't mind
Baby can I just spend the night
Let me turn you on
Can I turn you on
Can I turn you on
Till the break of dawn baby
Can I turn you on
Can I turn you on
Till the break of dawn baby
The lyrics to Keith Sweat's "Lose Control" speak to a moment in a relationship where things have gone awry, and one person is asking for forgiveness and another chance. The song opens with an apology, which suggests that the singer knows that they've done something wrong. They express remorse and a desire to make amends, asking the other person to sit down and talk to them. The second verse reveals that there was an argument the night before, and the singer is trying to make up for whatever was said or done.
The song takes a turn in the chorus when the singer begins to talk about what they want: to make the other person lose control and be the one they need. There's an element of seduction in the lyrics, as the singer talks about wanting to feel the other person's body and learn their softest spots. The bridge of the song reiterates the apology but also ups the ante, asking if they can spend the night and turn the other person on until the break of dawn.
Overall, the lyrics to "Lose Control" are about trying to make things right after a fight, but also about desire and seduction. The singer is asking for forgiveness while making it clear that they want to be intimate with the other person.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm sorry I never meant to hurt you
I apologize for the pain that I unintentionally caused you
I really didn't
My actions were not intended to hurt you
I'm so sorry
I feel remorse and regret for my actions
I just want you to sit down for just a minute
I would appreciate it if you could take a moment to talk with me
Let me talk to you
I would like the opportunity to communicate with you
Last night we had an argument
We had a dispute or disagreement last night
You told me you love me
You expressed your love for me
All the things I said I never meant
I did not intend to say hurtful things
No baby
I understand your feelings and the pain I caused
I didn't mean to make you cry
I did not intend to make you shed tears
I didn't mean to make you say bye bye bye
I did not intend to make you choose to leave me
Baby won't you let me look inside your soul
I would appreciate the opportunity to get to know the real you
Let me make you lose control
I want to make you feel so good that you lose self-control
Let me be the one you need
I want to be the one that fulfills your wants and desires
Baby just come to me
I am inviting you to come to me to find comfort, solace, or passion
Now tell me girl what you want from me
Please explain what you desire from me
Whatever it is you desire
Whatever your needs or wants are
I want to give my baby
I want to provide for and satisfy you
I want to feel your body yearn
I want to experience your physical desire for me
All your softest spots I plan to learn
I am eager to learn and satisfy all of your intimate spots
Baby won't you let me just kiss you down
May I please kiss you sensually all over your body?
Make you spin around and 'round
I want to make you dizzy with pleasure
Flip you girl from left to right
I want to move you around in passion
If you don't mind
Only if you feel comfortable with that
Baby can I just spend the night
May I please stay the night with you?
Let me turn you on
I want to arouse you
Can I turn you on
May I please arouse you?
Till the break of dawn baby
Until the sunlight breaks through the darkness of night, my love
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Keith D. Sweat, Gary Eugene Jenkins, Roy Murray
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
E Young
Lil G is hands down the most underrated Singer/Vocalists ever to do it. I wish I had his vocal ability, no lie.
*strom thurmond
He's a Monster with them vocals...
Kelly Parks
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Kelly Parks
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calvinsimon09
@Charles Dixon ,https://youtu.be/Zwc3xinyo5k
Charles Dixon
@calvinsimon09 Nah, I disagree. he can't sing.
MrBlactye
Lil G is just slaying this song. This brother is bad ass fuck. Silk is always on point with their vocals. Jon Jon is a beast vocalist also.
POOH BEAR
Give me Gary Jenkins any day over any male singer...then and now. He is out-of-this-world gifted. He is a gentleman in person as well, freaky though, but raised well with manners. He is the deal!!!!
DAVID WRIGHT
Sis, how you gonna say, "Freaky tho" and not tell the rest of the story....smh. You know we wanna hear the rest LOL
I G
His voice is DEFINITELY A-1! Hung out with him and Anthony Mason back in the ATL days and he was a super cool cat. Superb voice...💯