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]
What Goes Around
Keith Sweat Lyrics
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Comes back around.
What goes around...
(Baby, what goes around, come on...)
Comes back around.
(All comes back around.)
Looks like the arguements we had make you mad.
Could you never thought you can call.
I thought I knew you, that you respect the promises we make,
But girl you did deny it when you walk right out the door.
Baby, won't you close...
(Baby, close your eyes.)
Close your eyes,
And think of me?
Would you do the things that I did?
(Would you do the things I did?)
I can make your dreams come true...
(See, I can make your dreams...)
Come true tonight.
(Come true tonight.)
Love...
(See, we can meake love...)
All night long.
(But something just ain't right.)
What goes around...
(Baby, what goes around, yeah, yeah...)
Comes back around.
(Will surely comes back around if you be, yeah, yeah.)
What goes around...
(Baby, what goes around, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah...)
Comes back around.
(Will come back on you, baby, baby, yes it will.)
Now, all night long I wander, why play a fool,
And why I didn't read between the lines?
Like you came home late...
(Yeah, yeah.)
Said you with your girlfriend...
(Yeah, yeah.)
In the land that hang up on the phone.
Everybody know, baby, what in the hell is going on.
Don't you close...
(Baby, close...)
Close your eyes,
(And think of me.)
Would you do the things that I did?
(Would you do the things I did?)
I can make your dreams come true...
(See, I can make your dreams...)
Tonight.
(Come true tonight.)
Love...
(See, we can meake love...)
All night long.
(But something just ain't right.)
What goes around...
(Baby, what goes around, yeah, yeah...)
Comes back around.
(Will surely comes back around if you let it, oh, yes it will.)
What goes around...
(Baby, what goes around, yeah, yeah...)
Comes back around.
(Will surely comes back around, yeah.)
What goes around...
(See, you can't get through it wrong.)
Comes back around.
(See, baby, can't get through it wrong, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
In Keith Sweat's song "What Goes Around," he sings about the consequences of one's actions and how karma comes back around. The lyrics talk about arguments with a lover, trust issues, and infidelity. Sweat questions why he didn't read between the lines when his partner came home late or hung up the phone when he was around. Despite the issues in the relationship, he still longs for his partner and wants to make their dreams come true.
The chorus repeats the line "What goes around comes back around" to emphasize the message of karma and the idea that one's actions have consequences. The lyrics also suggest that if one wants to avoid negative consequences, they must be honest and true to their promises.
Overall, "What Goes Around" is a song about the importance of honesty and karma in relationships. It serves as a reminder that one should treat others as they would like to be treated and that actions have consequences, whether positive or negative.
Line by Line Meaning
What goes around
The consequences of one's actions
Comes back around.
Will eventually return to the original source
What goes around...
The consequences of one's actions
(Baby, what goes around, come on...)
A plea to reflect on the actions taken
Comes back around.
Will eventually return to the original source
(All comes back around.)
All actions will eventually return with consequences
Looks like the arguements we had make you mad.
The disagreements have affected your emotions
Could you never thought you can call.
I thought you would always be available
(I thought I knew you, all I knew.)
I believed I understood you completely
I thought I knew you, that you respect the promises we make,
I believed that you valued the commitments we made
But girl you did deny it when you walk right out the door.
You contradicted this belief by leaving unexpectedly
Baby, won't you close...
A request to pay attention
(Baby, close your eyes.)
A plea to reflect on the actions taken
Close your eyes,
A plea to reflect on the actions taken
And think of me?
Remember the experiences we shared
Would you do the things that I did?
Would you act in the same way as I did?
(Would you do the things I did?)
Would you act in the same way as I did?
I can make your dreams come true...
A desire to provide happiness
(See, I can make your dreams...)
A desire to provide happiness
Come true tonight.
A promise to deliver happiness immediately
Love...
Intimacy and affection
(See, we can meake love...)
A desire for intimacy and affection
All night long.
Desire for long-lasting intimacy and affection
(But something just ain't right.)
A sense that something is wrong
What goes around...
The consequences of one's actions
(Baby, what goes around, yeah, yeah...)
A plea to reflect on the actions taken
Comes back around.
Will eventually return to the original source
(Will surely comes back around if you be, yeah, yeah.)
The consequences of one's actions will return without fail
What goes around...
The consequences of one's actions
(Baby, what goes around, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah...)
A plea to reflect on the actions taken
Comes back around.
Will eventually return to the original source
(Will come back on you, baby, baby, yes it will.)
The consequences of one's actions will return without fail
Now, all night long I wander, why play a fool,
The artist questions their foolishness
And why I didn't read between the lines?
The artist questions their inability to see the truth
Like you came home late...
A behavior that raises suspicion
(Yeah, yeah.)
A word of agreement
Said you with your girlfriend...
A statement that leads to distrust
(Yeah, yeah.)
A word of agreement
In the land that hang up on the phone.
A place that is difficult to communicate with
Everybody know, baby, what in the hell is going on.
The situation is widely understood by others
Don't you close...
A request to pay attention
(Baby, close...)
A plea to reflect on the actions taken
Close your eyes,
A plea to reflect on the actions taken
(And think of me.)
Remember the experiences we shared
Would you do the things that I did?
Would you act in the same way as I did?
(Would you do the things I did?)
Would you act in the same way as I did?
I can make your dreams come true...
A desire to provide happiness
(See, I can make your dreams...)
A desire to provide happiness
Tonight.
A promise to deliver happiness immediately
Love...
Intimacy and affection
(See, we can meake love...)
A desire for intimacy and affection
All night long.
Desire for long-lasting intimacy and affection
(But something just ain't right.)
A sense that something is wrong
What goes around...
The consequences of one's actions
(Baby, what goes around, yeah, yeah...)
A plea to reflect on the actions taken
Comes back around.
Will eventually return to the original source
(Will surely comes back around if you let it, oh, yes it will.)
The consequences of one's actions will return without fail
What goes around...
The consequences of one's actions
(Baby, what goes around, yeah, yeah...)
A plea to reflect on the actions taken
Comes back around.
Will eventually return to the original source
(Will surely comes back around, yeah.)
The consequences of one's actions will return without fail
What goes around...
The consequences of one's actions
(See, you can't get through it wrong.)
The consequences will be felt regardless of actions
Comes back around.
Will eventually return to the original source
(See, baby, can't get through it wrong, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
The consequences cannot be avoided, even by the artist's loved one
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DARYL ADAMS, KEITH SWEAT, KEITH D SWEAT
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David Dowling
One of the greatest R&B singers ever. I used to listen to Keith Sweat and Intro all the time whilst my friends were listening to pop music.
johnny macc Brown
Best believe what's meant is gone be seen twice if we abuse or missuse
Christina Williams
David Dowling yes you are right baby
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That base is hitting HARD!!!!
Deon Tobias
Gotta credit Keith Sweat for changing the sound of r&b love ballads... he put the bangin bass groove in it
Timeless
People make mistakes and what goes around comes back around real talk.
Ms Kristian Kay Kinlow
I need a drink while playing this
Sanjuana Garcia
THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG
ily soun
definitely classic. 1of of them best r'n'b singers of 80's & 90's. Appreciate keep it real
Sombi Patterson
Keith sweat is the best R&B singer in the world. I listen to his songs everyday. I love him.