In 1975, Keith Sweat was a member of the Harlem band, Jamilah. They performed throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.  While working on in the New York Mercantile Exchange, Sweat continued to tour with his band and alone, until he was noticed and offered a recording contract with Elektra Records.  

Keith Sweat

They're about situations I've gone through being in a relationship. You won't hear me write a song about walking on a beach because that isn't what my life has been about. I write songs about what I know and what I know is the ups and downs of relationships. What I know about is what it feels like to hurt and be hurt. What I know about is love.

Humble Beginnings

In 1975, Keith Sweat was a member of the Harlem band, Jamilah. They performed throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.  While working on in the New York Mercantile Exchange, Sweat continued to tour with his band and alone, until he was noticed and offered a recording contract with Elektra Records.  

By the time Sweat releases his first album, Make It Last Forever in 1987, he had a wide fan base and the album was eagerly received.  Three million copies sold, with its biggest hit being the single, I Want Her, which rose to #1 in the R&B charts and to #5 on the pop charts.  The title track peaked at #2 on the R&B charts.

The Recording Years

His second album, I'll Give All My Love To You, was released in 1990, and certified double platinum.  The album spawned two #1 hits, including the title track and the single, Make You Sweat.  In 1991, he moved to Atlanta and founded Keia Records.  In 1996, his album, Keith Sweat, marked the release of his fifth #1 album.  He collaborated at that time with LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, and Kut Klose, an R&B band who was on his record label.

In 2000, Keith Sweat released Didn't See You Comin'.  Two singles were released, but neither song gained any substantial airplay, and the album sold a little over 500,000 copies, certifying gold.  Rebirth in 2002 was even less successful.  In 2008, Sweat released  Just Me, which, to date, has sold around 60,000 copies.  He is currently on tour across the United States.

Here and Now.

Keith Sweat's personal website, entitled The Sweat Hotel, indicates that Sweat is, indeed, on tour, and gives no information about an upcoming album.  Nielsen Soundscan released that in 2006, Sweat had sold over 10 million albums up until that date.  His albums and singles are also in demand for mp3 downloads at multiple music sites.  

His current tour is taking him arenas and casinos all across the country,  He is performing with other artists, such as Bel Biv Devoe, Maze, and Frankie Beverly.   The tour is expected to last until mid-October, 2010.  For the past ten years, Sweat has contributed songs to multiple movie and television soundtracks.

Did you know . .

1. In 1992, Keith Sweat discovered and helped devlop the R&B band, Silk.  They recorded their first album on his label,and their first single, Freak Me, climbed to #! on the US R&B chartes.

2. Sweat, along with Gerald LeVert and Johnny Gill, formed the supergroup, LSG, in 1997.

3. Keith Sweat has a role in the upcoming movie, Pastor Brown.

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