Til the Morning

Til the Morning is the twelfth studio album by American singer Keith Sweat. It was released by KDS Entertainment and eOne Music on November 8, 2011 in the United States.

Til the Morning
Studio album by Keith Sweat
Released	November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)
Length	51:16
Label	KDS eOne
Producer	Adam Ledgister Luke Austin Karlyton "K.K. " Clanton Angelo Durham Young Fyre Rochad Holiday Marlon McClain The Platinum Brothers Steve Russell Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat chronology
Ridin' Solo (2010) Til the Morning (2011) Dress to Impress (2016)
Singles from Til the Morning
"Make You Say Ooh" Released: August 30, 2011 "One On One" Released: February 21, 2012 "Knew It All Along" Released: March 9, 2012 "Ring Size" Released: June 5, 2012

Background

Til the Morning marked Sweat's first release with eOne Music. The album was originally going to be titled Open Invitation, but Sweat decided to rename the project after discovering that fellow R&B singer Tyrese Gibson had already used that title for his 2011 studio album.^[1] Although there were ideas to title the album either Til the Morning or High as the Sun, he ultimately chose the former.^[1] In an interview with YouKnowIGotSoul, he commented: "It pretty much sums up the type of music I've done. We already know how it goes down "Til the Morning" and what that concept means. So basically I just named it Til the Morning because it just fit with the album and the songs that are on the album."^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Soul in Stereo	[4]

In his review for Soul in Stereo, Edward Bowser wrote that Til the Morning was "paint-by-numbers Keith, which, of course, is [...] good news for fans of the laid-back 90s sound. At this point in his career, Keith is sticking to the basics – which means a lot of babies will be born this August."^[4] Saule Wright, writing for YouKnowIGotSoul, remarked that the album "proves to be a much better album than his last project and closer to the Keith Sweat we#ve come to know throughout his career. He sounds a lot more comfortable [but] the album is confusing at times and just above average overall."^[5] AllMusic editor Andy Kellman wrote that "Sweat is once again assisted by so many (sometimes credited) background singers that one can drop into the album at various points, listen for a few seconds, and hear nothing but other voices. The occasionally pleasing album is mostly slow jam territory with functional and tasteful productions that are sometimes enhanced with low-key synthesizer work."^[3]

Commercial performance

Released only a year and a half after his previous album Ridin' Solo (2010), Til the Morning debuted and peaked at number 38 on the US Billboard 200.^[6] This marked the lowest chart position achieved by any of Sweat's albums by then – with the exception of his 2007 Christmas album A Christmas of Love.^[6] Til the Morning also opened at number six on the Independent Albums and number eight on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming his eleventh studio album to enter latter chart.^[7][8]

Track listing

Til the Morning track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Candy Store"	Keith Sweat	Sweat Karlyton "K.K. " Clanton Marlon McClain Rochad Holiday	4:35
2.	"Knew It All Along" (featuring Johnny Gill and Gerald Levert)	Sweat Angelo Durham	Sweat Durham	5:09
3.	"High as the Sun"	Sweat Durham Adam Clinton Tony DeAngelo Criswell	Sweat Durham	5:31
4.	"Lady DeJour"	Sweat	Sweat Steve Russell	4:40
5.	"Make You Say Ooh"	Sweat Durham Christopher Newland	Sweat Durham	3:51
6.	"To the Middle" (featuring T-Pain)	Jon A. Gordon Michael A. Gordon Courtney J. Vantrease Jr. Robert L. Brent III Tramaine Micheal Winfrey	Young Fyre	3:51
7.	"Ring Size"	Sweat Steve Russell	Sweat Russell	4:39
8.	"Til the Morning"	Sweat Durham Folando Dante Johnson Billy Ray Little Lasasha Van Monet	Sweat	3:54
9.	"Open Invitation"	Sweat Adam Clinton Durham Criswell	Sweat	3:58
10.	"One On One"	Sweat Adam Gibbs Luke Austin Mike Chaser	Sweat Austin The Platinum Brothers	4:52
11.	"My Valentine" (featuring Coko of SWV)	Sweat Durham Latonya Allen Deloach Johnson	Sweat Durham	4:33
12.	"Getaway"	Sweat Carl "Chip" Days Adam Ledgister	Sweat	4:36
Total length:				51:16

Best Buy bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Love Ballad"			3:29
14.	"Don't Make Me Wait Long"			4:12
15.	"Out of My Element" (featuring Angelo Remo)	Sweat Durham Karina Ashley Mims	Sweat Durham	3:34

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Out of My Element" (featuring Angelo Remo)	Sweat Durham Mims	Sweat Durham	3:34
14.	"Superwoman"			3:46

Personnel

Credits for Til the Morning adapted from Allmusic.^[3]

Adam Ledgister – instruments Adrian Albritton – photography Gazelle Alexander – promoter Antoine Tatum – backing vocals Luke Austin – composer, producer Dave Benck – engineer Robert Brent – composer Mike Chaser – composer Karlyton "K.K. " Clanton – composer, producer Adam Clinton – composer Shawnte Crespo – product manager Tony Deangelo Criswell – composer Bill Crowley – promoter Chip Days Jr. – composer, backing vocals Latonya Debouch – composer Marleny Dominguez – executive Angelo Durham – composer, instruments, backing vocals Dave Evans – keyboards, mixing Young Fyre – producer Adam Gibbs – composer Johnny Gill – featured artist Jon Gordon – composer Michael Aaron Gordon – composer Paul Grosso – creative director, design Chris Herche – marketing Halley Hiatt – assistant

Rochad Holiday – composer, producer Folondo Johnson – composer Rolando Johnson – composer Gerald Levert – featured artist Billy Ray Little – composer Marlon McClain – composer, producer Giovanna Melchiorre – publicity Christopher Newland – composer Bob Perry – A&R The Platinum Brothers – programming, producer Herb Powers – mastering Deborah Rigaud – legal advisor Sean Rock – promoter Steve Russell – composer, producer, instruments, backing vocals Olga Santana – engineer, mixing assistant Alvin Speights – mixing Shadow Stokes – promoter Keith Sweat – composer, producer, vocals T–Pain – composer, featured artist Dontay Thompson – promoter Javier Valverde – engineer, mixing Lasasha Monet Van – composer Courtney Vantrease – composer Maurice White – promoter Tramaine Winfrey – composer Andrew Wright – mixing assistant

Charts

Chart performance for Til the Morning

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	38
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8]	8