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]
Make You Say Ooh
Keith Sweat Lyrics
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Right now I need you come a little closer
Bring your sexy body right here
Everything is telling me that you want love
Quit fighting babygirl its so clear
Yeah, yeah
So I know you may be young but you're ready
For the love I have for you, girl tonight
I'ma put it on you all night, oh oh
I'ma kiss you to your panty line
Baby let me take my time
I just wanna make you say ooh
No matter what time it is, baby we can get it in
I just wanna make you say ooh
I'll do it girl like you like
Baby I'm gonna get it right, ooh
I can feel your heart is beating fast
Girl I just wanna make you say ooh
Now that I got you where I want you
Tell me baby don't it feel good?
And I know you like what I'm giving you down tonight
She is the best thing I ever had girl,
Don't want it to end gotta make it last, oh girl
I know what it is girl that your body likes
So all night you gonna give you right girl
I gonna kiss you to your panty line
Baby let me take my time
I just wanna make you say ooh
No matter what time it is, baby we can get it in
I just wanna make you say ooh
I'll do it girl like you like
Baby I'm gonna get it right, ooh
I can feel your heart is beating fast, yeah
Girl I just wanna make you say, ooh
Let me hear you scream my name, baby, baby, baby
Let me drive you girl insane, baby, baby, baby
Tell me how you like it girl
I know you like it when I go down
Ooh, baby
Ooh Ooh
I'ma kiss you to your pantyline
Tell me you like it baby
I just wanna make you say ooh ooh
No matter what time it is
I just wanna make you say ooh
I like the way its going girl, ooh
Baby let me hear you say ooh,
Girl, come on girl, yeah, yeah
Let me hear you say
Ooh Ooh
I'ma kiss you to your panty line
I just wanna make you say ooh
No matter what time it is
I just wanna make you say ooh
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, yeah, yeah
In Keith Sweat's Make You Say Ooh, the singer is trying to convince his partner to let her guard down and let him love her the way he knows how to. He implores her to come closer, assuring her that he can read her body language and knows that she wants love but is just afraid to admit it. The singer acknowledges that his partner is young, but he is confident that she is ready for the love he has to offer. He reassures her that there is no need to be nervous and promises to make her feel good all night long.
The singer emphasizes his intentions to impress her and make her feel good by kissing her to her panty line and taking his time. He wants to do everything in his power to make sure she experiences pleasure and satisfaction. He repeats the lines "I just wanna make you say ooh" as his way of telling his partner that he knows how to satisfy her needs and wants to prove it to her.
Overall, the song is about the singer trying to woo his partner and make her feel good. He wants her to allow him to show her what it feels like to be loved and satisfied. The song is sensual and filled with sexual innuendos as the singer promises to kiss his partner to her panty line and go down on her.
Line by Line Meaning
Whoa, yeah, yeah
Expressing excitement and enthusiasm.
Right now I need you come a little closer
Asking the listener to move closer to the singer.
Bring your sexy body right here
Asking the listener to stand in front of the singer.
Everything is telling me that you want love
Suggesting that the listener desires love and affection.
Quit fighting babygirl its so clear
Encouraging the listener to stop resisting and embrace their desire for love.
So I know you may be young but you're ready
Acknowledging that the listener may be young, but is ready for love.
For the love I have for you, girl tonight
Promising to provide love and affection to the listener that night.
Dont be nervous we can do it if you let me
Assuring the listener that there is no need to be nervous about being intimate, and requesting their consent.
I'ma put it on you all night, oh oh
Promising to provide sexual pleasure all night long.
I'ma kiss you to your panty line
Suggesting that the artist will kiss the listener's body in an intimate manner.
Baby let me take my time
Asking the listener to be patient and allow the singer to move slowly in the moment.
I just wanna make you say ooh
Expressing the artist's desire to give the listener sexual pleasure.
No matter what time it is, baby we can get it in
Suggesting that the singer is willing to have sex at any time of day or night.
I'll do it girl like you like
Promising to perform sexual acts that the listener enjoys.
Baby I'm gonna get it right, ooh
Promising to satisfy the listener's sexual desires.
I can feel your heart is beating fast
Noticing the listener's physical response to their advances.
Girl I just wanna make you say ooh
Reiterating the artist's desire to give the listener sexual pleasure.
Now that I got you where I want you
Implying that the singer has succeeded in seducing the listener.
Tell me baby don't it feel good?
Asking the listener if they are enjoying the experience.
And I know you like what I'm giving you down tonight
Suggesting that the artist is providing the listener with sexual pleasure.
She is the best thing I ever had girl,
Complimenting the listener and suggesting that they are the best lover the artist has ever had.
Don't want it to end gotta make it last, oh girl
Expressing the artist's desire to prolong the sexual encounter and continue pleasing the listener.
I know what it is girl that your body likes
Claiming to understand the listener's sexual preferences and desires.
So all night you gonna give you right girl
Promising to provide the listener with sexual pleasure all night long.
Let me hear you scream my name, baby, baby, baby
Requesting that the listener express their enjoyment vocally.
Let me drive you girl insane, baby, baby, baby
Promising to provide the listener with intense sexual pleasure.
Tell me how you like it girl
Asking the listener to communicate their sexual desires and preferences.
I know you like it when I go down
Suggesting that the artist is aware that the listener enjoys oral sex.
Ooh, baby
Expressing excitement and enthusiasm.
I like the way its going girl, ooh
Expressing satisfaction with the sexual encounter.
Baby let me hear you say ooh,
Requesting that the listener express their enjoyment vocally.
Girl, come on girl, yeah, yeah
Encouraging the listener to express their enjoyment vocally.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Expressing excitement and enthusiasm.
Ooh, yeah, yeah
Expressing excitement and enthusiasm.
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANGELO REMON DURHAM, CHRISTOPHER EDWARD NEWLAND, KEITH D. SWEAT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Aleesa Sparks
I love this song it will never get old !!!๐๐๐
Lloyd Carter
Keith Sweat is the man! Love his music.
Don Gar
KS is by FAR my FAVORITE Male singer.. i truly have every CD he has came out with..Keep up the GREAT Work!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steven Brown
Keith Sweat has been the master of this genre since the late 80's and never fails to deliver
Glenda Campbell
Love it
Information station 1984
Yep brother. Yep.
Nani Gonรงalves
Muito meu amor ๐๐๐๐โฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธโฅ๏ธ
LoVe Jackson
You Got this.
TheLionsky1
Why is this man not all over the radio ?? Don't get it. He really is awesome .
onmypurpose 90
Traditional R&B doesn't get play on commercial radio