Throwback Male R&B Singer Of The Day: Keith Sweat – Nobody
Throwback Male R&B Singer Of The Day: Keith Sweat – Nobody. Keith Sweat is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and an innovator of New Jack Swing. Keith Sweat was born in Crescent City, Florida. 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, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Keith Sweat left 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.
In 1987, Keith Sweat’s 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.
On November 25, 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” (#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 #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. The singles released during this period included “(There You Go) Tellin’ Me No Again” (from the film New Jack City). He released his third album, Keep It Comin’ in 1991 which debuted in the top 20 of the album chart. This album, included the songs, “Why Me Baby” (featuring LL Cool J) and “Keep It Comin'”. Sweat then moved from New York to Atlanta, where he founded the Keia Records label that would feature Silk & Kut Klose.
Here is a list of Keith Album and record company which there was released under below:
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 (1996), Elektra Records
Still in the Game (1998), Elektra Records
Didn’t See Me Coming (2000), Elektra Records and Rhino Entertainment
Rebirth (2002), Elektra Records
Just Me (2008), Keia Records and Atco Records
Ridin’ Solo (2010), Kedar Entertainment and Universal Music Group
Til the Morning (2011), KDS Entertainment and E1 Music
Here is a list of award Keith Sweat’s was nominated for by 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)
2013, Soultrain Lifetime Achievement Award
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