3, which made them Sweat's biggest hits to date. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and " Nobody" hit No. The single co/produced and written by Eric McCaine " Twisted" featuring R&B group Kut Klose hit No. Both albums reached the top ten on the Billboard 200. Sweat released his fourth album Get Up on It in the summer of 1994, and his self-titled fifth album in 1996. 8 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Sweat also produced the group's debut album Surrender, which produced their biggest hit single " I Like", peaking to No. In 1993, Sweat discovered the Atlanta-based female R&B group Kut Klose. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 1, 1993. In 1992, Sweat discovered the group Silk, and helped craft their debut album, Lose Control, which hit No. He produced soul singer Omar Chandler.ġ992–2001: Get Up on It, Keith Sweat/LSG He released his third album, Keep It Comin' in 1991, which debuted in the top 20 of the album chart. Sweat reached the charts again with his second album I'll Give All My Love to You (1990) which hit No. The biggest hit from this album was the song that inaugurated the new jack swing era " I Want Her" (#1 R&B/#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. On November 24, 1987, Sweat released his debut solo studio album Make It Last Forever, which sold three million copies. Vintertainment was distributed by Elektra Records from 1985 until it ceased operations in 1990. 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. 1987–1991: Make It Last Forever, I'll Give All My Love to You, and Keep It Comin One of GQ's original members is his uncle, Keith "Sabu" Crier. 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. Īfter 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. The group was started by bassist Larry Peoples, guitarist Michael Samuels, and drummer Walter Bradley. 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. Sweat started his musical career as a member of a Harlem band called Jamilah in 1975. Career 1975–1984: Career beginnings with Jamilah Sweat also worked as a supervisor for the New York Mercantile Exchange. In just four years he worked his way up to a lucrative brokerage assistant job on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
He worked as a night stock boy at Macy's Department Store, and then a mail room clerk at Paine Webber, a brokerage firm.
Juanita raised their five children alone after Charles Sweat's death in 1973.
Keith Sweat was born in Harlem, New York City, to Juanita Thompson, a hairdresser, and Charles Sweat, a factory worker. 2.4 2002–present: Rebirth, Just Me, Ridin Solo, and Til the Morning.2.2 1987–1991: Make It Last Forever, I'll Give All My Love to You, and Keep It Comin.2.1 1975–1984: Career beginnings with Jamilah.
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