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Didn't See Me Coming
Album by Keith Sweat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Didn't See Me Coming is the seventh studio album by American singer Keith Sweat.[1] It was released by Elektra Records on November 14, 2000, in the United States. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 24, 2001.[2]
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Background
In September 1998, Sweat released Still in the Game, his sixth studio album with Elektra Records. The album opened at number six on the US Billboard 200 and became his sixth consecutive platinum seller,[3] with lead single "Come and Get with Me" featuring Snoop Dogg making it to the top ten on the US R&B charts.[4] For his next project, the singer, long recognized for his love songs, set out to craft a grittier, street-infused sound — one that would allow him to explore tougher themes and push his lyrical boundaries.[3] As a result, he consulted a fresh set of collaborators to work on new material, including rappers Busta Rhymes, Rah Digga, and Lil Wayne as well as R&B singers Dave Hollister, Lil Mo and T-Boz from TLC.[3]
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Entertainment Weekly wrote that "on Didn't See Me Coming, his seventh solo effort in 12 years, the former new-jack maestro grooves as compellingly and aches as convincingly as ever. And talk about vocal presence: Even with cameos from scene-stealers like Busta Rhymes, T-Boz, and Rah Digga, Coming clearly remains a Keith Sweat joint."[7] AllMusic editor Ed Hogan found that with the album, the singer "showcases his versatility and adaptability [...] Sweat supplies the album with some of his trademark "beggin'" songs [...] After five platinum albums, two gold singles, and this fine addition, those who didn't see Keith Sweat coming will have "to recognize."[5]
Tiffany Madera, writing for The Phoenix New Times, felt that with Didn't See Me Coming "Sweat has transformed himself into a watered-down, whining, would-be hip-hopper. This is not owing to his vocal quality, but rather the trite and played-out themes of his new songs. Giving in to the unfortunate trend in pop music to portray women as gold-digging, needy, dependent, unfaithful and conniving, Didn't See Me Coming presents a slew of scenarios that are comparable in depth to, say, "Big Pimpin" by Jay-Z."[8] Natasha Washington from The Oklahoman called the album a "disappointment." She noted that "although these producers have what it takes to collaborate on new material, Sweat simply doesn't live up to the success of his previous albums. Although Sweat extends an invitation to several artists [...] to join him on the album, his vocals take a backseat to everything else."[9]
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Chart performance
Didn't See Me Coming debuted and peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the week of December 2, 2000.[10] It was Sweat's lowest-charting album since 1991's Keep It Comin'.[10] On January 24, 2001, it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2] By July 2006, Didn't See Me Coming had sold 624,000 copies domestically, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[11]
Track listing
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Personnel
- Keith Sweat – producer, executive producer
- Busta Rhymes – performer
- Lil' Mo – arranger, Vocal Arrangement
- Rah Digga – performer
- Andrew Lane – producer, writer
- Karl Heilbron - engineer, mix engineer
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