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Biography
BLP sources|date=December 2008Infobox musical artist | name = Keith Sweat| image = Keith Sweat.jpg| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Keith Sweat| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1958|7|22|mf=y| death_date =| origin = Harlem , New York City , United States|U.S. | instrument =| genre = Urban contemporary|Urban , Contemporary R& B|R& B , new jack swing | occupation = Singer-songwriter Record producer | years_active = 1975–1984 (Group) 1984–present (Solo)| label = Keia Records|KEIA (1992–present) Stadium (1984-1985) Vintertainment (1987-1990) Elektra Records|Elektra (1987–2004) Atco Records|Atco / Rhino Records|Rhino (2007–2009) Kedar Records|Kedar (2010-Present) E1 Music (2011-Present)Kut Klose , Silk (group)|Silk , Medina Lewis, Dru Hill | website = http://thesweathotel.com| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Keith Sweat (born Keith Sweat on July 22, 1958) http://www.aolnews.com/tag/Keith-Sweat/ is an United States|American Contemporary R& B|R& B / soul music|soul , singer-songwriter , record producer , radio personality and a major contributor to the new jack swing era.
Music career
Sweat started his musical career as a member of a Harlem band called "Jamilah" in 1975. 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 (state)|New York , New Jersey and Connecticut . The group was started by bassist Larry Peoples, guitarist Michael Samuels, and drummer Walter Bradley. Additional members of the group included Peter DaCosta (vocals), Joseph McGeachy (sax), Dwight Banks (trumpet), and Kenneth Varner (keyboards).
After leaving the group in 1984 to aspire for a solo career, he sang at nightclub s throughout New York City and landed a chance to record for the independent label, Stadium Records. Sweat recorded only one tune for Stadium called "My Mind Is Made Up", which was their third 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 (band)|GQ . One of GQ's original members is his uncle, Keith "Sabu" Crier.
Later on 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 Dance" in 1985. Vintertainment was distributed by Elektra Records from 1985 until it ceased operations in 1990, in which case Elektra opted to buy Keith's contract outright and have him record directly for the label.Citation needed|date=November 2009. On November 25, 1987, Sweat released his debut solo album Make It Last Forever (album)|Make It Last Forever , which sold three million copies. The biggest hit from this album was " I Want Her " (#1 R& B/#5 Pop), which was nominated for the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards|1989 Soul Train Best R& B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year award, while Make It Last Forever (song)|the title track from the album hit #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 #6 on the Billboard 200 chart, and Keep It Comin' ''(1991) which debuted in the top 20 of the album chart. The latter album did not sell as well because Keith did not promote itCitation needed|date=February 2010. The singles released during this period included " (There You Go) Tellin' Me No Again " (from the film New Jack City ), "Why Me Baby" (featuring LL Cool J ) and " Keep It Comin' (song)|Keep It Comin' ". Sweat then moved from New York to Atlanta, where he founded the Keia Records label that would feature Silk (group)|Silk & Kut Klose .
Sweat released his fourth album Get Up on It in the summer of 1994, and his Keith Sweat (album)|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 (Keith Sweat song)|Twisted " hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and " Nobody (Keith Sweat song)|Nobody " hit #3, which made them Sweat's biggest hits to date. The song "Just A Touch", with Traci Hale providing background vocals, has earned a regular spot on radio playlistsCitation needed|date=February 2010. "Just A Touch" was a cover of the 1979 song "Just a Touch of Love" by Slave (band)|Slave . Sweat's sixth album, Still in the Game was released in 1998, hitting #6 on the Billboard 200, and #2 on the R& B/Hip Hop albums chart. It featured the singles "Come and Get With Me" (which featured Snoop Dogg ) (#12 Hot 100) and "I'm Not Ready" (#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. They were moderate hits on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chartCitation needed|date=February 2010. On August 13, 2002, Keith Sweat released his eighth album, Rebirth (Keith Sweat album)|Rebirth . The single "One on One" reached #75 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #44 on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. His 2008 album Just Me (Keith Sweat album)|Just Me '' fared better with its first single, "Love U Better (featuring Keyshia Cole)" being played on Urban contemporary|Urban radio stations for about a year before the albums' releaseCitation needed|date=February 2010.
2010
Sweat is currently signed to Kedar Records and released his 10th Studio album entitled Ridin' Solo on June 22, 2010. The lead single taken from the album is 'Test Drive' and features label-mate Joe (singer)|Joe .cite web|url= http://www.amazon.com/Ridin-Solo-Keith-Sweat/dp/B003IISTRM |title=Ridin' Solo: Keith Sweat: Music |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-17
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 .cite web|url= http://www.premiereradio.com/news/view/803.html |title=Premiere Radio Networks - Home |publisher=Premiereradio.com |date= |accessdate=2011-08-17
Protégés
In 1992, Sweat discovered the group Silk (group)|Silk , and helped craft their debut album, Lose Control , which hit #7 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album's single " Freak Me " hit #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 the their biggest hit single "I Like", peaking to #8 on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. 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 R& B group Xscape (band)|Xscape .
Sweat also formed the R& B Supergroup (bands)|supergroup LSG with Gerald Levert and Johnny Gill , and released their self-titled debut Levert.Sweat.Gill in 1997. That album featured "My Body", which became a hit single. The album was certified double platinum and reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard 200.
Discography
Main|Keith Sweat discography
Make It Last Forever (album)|Make It Last Forever (1987), Vintertainment and Elektra Records
'' I'll Give All My Love to You (1990), Vintetainment and Elektra Records
'' Keep It Comin' (1991), Elektra Records
Get Up on It (1994), Elektra Records
Keith Sweat (album)|Keith Sweat (1996), Elektra Records
Still in the Game (1998), Elektra Records
'' Didn't See Me Coming (2000), Elektra Records and Rhino Entertainment
Rebirth (Keith Sweat album)|Rebirth (2002), Elektra Records
Just Me (Keith Sweat album)|Just Me (2008), Keia Records and Atco Records
'' Ridin' Solo (Keith Sweat album)|Ridin' Solo (2010), Kedar Entertainment and Universal Music Group
Til the Morning (2011), KDS Entertainment, E1 Music and Universal Music Group
Awards and nominations
American Music Awards
*1998, Favorite Male R& B/Soul Artist Nominated
* 1997, Favorite Male R& B/Soul Artist (Winner)
*1997, Favorite R& B/Soul Album: Keith Sweat (Nominated)
*1991, Favorite R& B/Soul Male Artist (Nominated)
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/Keith-Sweat.htm Biography & booking information
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/sweat_keith/artist.jhtml Keith Sweat artist page at VH1|VH1.com
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5573|pure_url=yes Keith Sweat artist page at Allmusic
http://www.wlatalent.com/roster/keith_sweat/artistprofile.htm Keith Sweat at http://www.wlatalent.com Wenig- LaMonica Associates
http://thesweathotel.com/ Sweathotel
http://www.singersroom.com/artist/Keith-Sweat
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842038/
http://soulrnb.com/communaute/groups/viewgroup/111-Keith+Sweat Keith Sweat's 'SoulRnB.com' group (videos, photos, discussions, etc.) fr
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