Keith Sweat

Keith Sweat is an R&B and soul singer. He has released 13 solo studio albums, hosts his own radio talk show, and has found success as a music producer for up and-coming-artists.

Before Sweat was discovered in 1987, he spent time singing in nightclubs while working an ordinary 9-to-5 job for the commodities market in the New York Stock Exchange. On November 25, 1987, Sweat released his debut album "Make It Last Forever," which sold four million copies. The biggest hit from this album was "I Want Her" (#1 R&B/#5 Pop), and the title track from the album was hit #2 on the R&B charts. Sweat continued to chart fairly well with his sophomore album "I'll Give All My Love To You," which hit #3 on the Billboard 200 chart, and "Keep It Comin" debuted in the Top 20 of the album chart.

Sweat released his fourth album "Get Up On It" in the summer of 1994. He followed with "Keith Sweat", his self-titled fifth album, in 1996, which hit #5 on the Billboard 200. The single "Twisted" hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Nobody" hit #3.

In 1992, Sweat discovered the 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 1995, Sweat discovered the Atlanta based female R&B group, Kut Klose. Sweat also produced the group's debut album "Surrender," which produced the hit single "I Like," peaking to #8 on Billboard's "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles." Sweat also formed the R&B super group LSG with Gerald Levert and Johnny Gill and released their self-titled debut "Levert.Sweat.Gill" in 1997. That album featured the hit "My Body," which became a huge hit single. Keith Sweat has also produced songs for artists such as Men At Large, Dru Hill, and Ol Skool.

In 1998, Sweat released his sixth album, "Still in the Game," followed by "Didn't See Me Coming" (2000), "Rebirth" (2002), "Just Me" (2008), "Ridin' Solo" (2010), "Til the Morning" (2011), "Dress to Impress" (2016), "Playing for Keeps" (2018).

In 2007, Sweat began hosting his own radio show, "The Sweat Hotel." about relationships. It is produced and distributed to urban adult contemporary and classic soul radio stations across the U.S. by Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, Inc. Sweat plays popular R&B hits, interviews other R&B stars, and talks about his life as a singer and performer.

In February 2013, Sweat released the book Make It Last Forever: The Dos and Don'ts (Zane Presents), which offers tools to help couples build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships.