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]
Something Just Ain't Right
Keith Sweat Lyrics
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I just can't sleep at night
Ooh, you've been cheating on me
Tell me it's a lie, huh
I called you home
And the phone just keeps on ringing
Ooh, baby, what do you think I am
I can't sleep at night
For fear someone holdin' you tight
Make you believe you are mine
And it will be ours till the end of time
Something, something, something, something just ain't right
It just ain't right
Something, something, something, something just ain't right
Ooh, you make me feel
So good, so good inside
And the thought of another man holdin' you tight
It makes me want to cry (Makes me want to cry)
Don't blame me if I get suspicious, baby
When you're not at home (Not at home)
You just had to look so good
Any man would want to make you his own
You, you are mine
And I, I am yours
Tell me, tell me, baby
Is it me that you adore, now tell me
Something, something, something, something just ain't right
It just ain't right
Something, something, something, something just ain't right
Tell me, tell me
Mmm, mmm, oh...why, baby
Oh
Something out here just ain't right
Something out here just ain't right (Ooh, baby, tell me I'm the only one)
Something out here just ain't right
Something out here just ain't right (Tell me, baby, you know somethin' just ain't right)
Uh-huh
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
See, girl
Thought of another man holdin' you tight
Thinkin' it just
Something (Something), something (Somethin) it just ain't right (It just ain't right)
Tell me I'm the only one
Tell me (Tell me), tell me (Tell me), tell me
You know somethin' just ain't right
Oh, what are you doin' to me, girl
You know I got to be the only one
You know I need to be the only one
Oh, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, girl
Oh, no...
Something out here just ain't right
Something out here just ain't right (Ooh)
Something just ain't right
I could feel it
Something just ain't right
Uh, I know it
Something just ain't right, no, baby, no, no, no
Ooh, make me the only one
I've got to be the only one
Oh, girl, it just ain't right
The lyrics to Keith Sweat's "Something Just Ain't Right" tell the story of a man whose relationship is falling apart due to his partner's infidelity. He is unable to sleep at night because he suspects that someone else is holding her tight. He calls her phone, but it just keeps ringing, and he can't shake the feeling that something is wrong. The chorus repeats that "something just ain't right," and he pleads with his partner to tell him if she truly loves him or if there is someone else in her life.
The verses highlight the singer's feelings of confusion, insecurity, and sadness. He's struggling to come to terms with the possibility that the person he loves could be cheating on him. The lyrics express his desperate need to be the only one in his lover's life and his fear that he may already have been replaced. The song's haunting melody only adds to the sense of unease and discomfort.
The song's powerful lyrics are underscored by its deep bass beats and evocative keyboard riffs. "Something Just Ain't Right" is one of Keith Sweat's most beloved tracks and remains a classic of R&B music.
Line by Line Meaning
Tossin', turnin', girl
I am restless and cannot sleep, girl.
I just can't sleep at night
I am unable to sleep peacefully at night.
Ooh, you've been cheating on me
You have been unfaithful to me, and I know it.
Tell me it's a lie, huh
Tell me that what I suspect is not true.
I called you home
I tried to reach out to you.
And the phone just keeps on ringing
You are not answering my calls, and the phone just keeps ringing.
Ooh, baby, what do you think I am
What kind of person do you think I am?
All I want to do is be your man
I just want to be your man.
I can't sleep at night
I am unable to sleep peacefully at night.
For fear someone holdin' you tight
I fear someone else is holding you tight.
Make you believe you are mine
I want you to believe that you belong to me.
And it will be ours till the end of time
We will be together forever.
Something, something, something, something just ain't right
There is something wrong with our relationship.
It just ain't right
Our relationship is not right.
Ooh, you make me feel
You make me feel happy and loved.
So good, so good inside
You make me feel good inside.
And the thought of another man holdin' you tight
I can't stand the thought of another man holding you tight.
It makes me want to cry (Makes me want to cry)
It makes me feel sad and helpless.
Don't blame me if I get suspicious, baby
Do not blame me if I become doubtful, baby.
When you're not at home (Not at home)
When you are not present at home.
You just had to look so good
You always look so attractive.
Any man would want to make you his own
Any man would want to have you for himself.
You, you are mine
You belong to me.
And I, I am yours
I belong to you.
Tell me, tell me, baby
Please tell me, baby.
Is it me that you adore, now tell me
Do you love me? Please tell me.
Uh-huh
Yes.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Oh no, something is definitely not right.
See, girl
Listen to me, girl.
Thinkin' it just
I feel like it just.
Something (Something), something (Somethin) it just ain't right (It just ain't right)
There is something wrong with our relationship.
Tell me I'm the only one
Assure me that I am the only one you love.
Tell me (Tell me), tell me (Tell me), tell me
Please, tell me.
You know somethin' just ain't right
You know something is not right with our relationship.
Oh, what are you doin' to me, girl
You are making me feel confused and hurt, girl.
You know I got to be the only one
I have to be the only one you love.
You know I need to be the only one
I need to be the only one you love.
Oh, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, girl
Something is really wrong, girl.
I could feel it
I can sense it.
Uh, I know it
I am sure of it.
No, baby, no, no, no
This is not right, baby.
Ooh, make me the only one
Make me the only one you love.
I've got to be the only one
I have to be the only one you love.
Oh, girl, it just ain't right
Our relationship is not right, girl.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TEDDY RILEY, KEITH SWEAT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@cherylmingo8683
THE WHOLE DAMN ALBUM WAS FIRE
@Shawnta.realestate
Cheryl Mingo I listen to this album everyday. It’s like my morning routine
@darlenecollins517
Still do
@andresanders1544
i always listen to keith sweet love songs everyday n every year.
@rudypooh4218
Great advice listen to dat feelin!
@keithjacquo8368
@@Shawnta.realestate ...
@CocoTeeTV
Give Keith Sweat his flowers 💐🌹🤎🌹💐 The man is a musical genius! They don’t make music like this anymore!
@MarxMcCaskill
❤ yes he has electric Cause effect to want too today
@tonderayigowora2364
Keith Sweat + Teddy Riley = Absolute Magic!
@jatoya.s1021
NEW JACK SWING ERA was legendary !!😍😍😍