Keith Sweat DIDN'T SEE ME COMING

Personnel includes: Keith Sweat (vocals); T-Boz, David Hollister (vocals); Bobby Crawford, Andrew Lane (keyboards, programming); Ronald Linton, Stringz, Ol' Skool, Ki Ki, Dee Dee, Raybone, Jamilla Franklin, Karmel, Tre P (background vocals).
Producers include: Keith Sweat, Steve Stone, Bobby Crawford, Rodney Jerkins, Andrew Lane.
Engineers: Eric Scholtzer, Karl Heilborn, Jeff Vereb.
Recorded at Gotham City Studios, Chicago, Illinois; The Sweat Shop, Atlanta, Georgia; Stone Recording, Chicago, Illinois; PNK Hideout, Atlanta, Georgia; Enterprise Studios, North Hollywood, California.
Personnel: Keith Sweat (vocals, background vocals); Dave Hollister, Jamaal Franklin (vocals); Bobby Crawford (keyboards); Walter "Mucho" Scott (drum programming); Ronald Linton, Kiki , Ol Skool (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Jeff Vereb; Kevin KD Davis; Walter "Mucho" Scott.
Recording information: Enterprise Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Gotham City Studios, Chicago, IL; Pink Hideout Atlanta, GA; Soul Asylum, St Louis, MO; Stone Recoridng, Chicago, IL; The Sound Garage; The Sweat Shop, Atlanta, GA.
Arranger: Lil' Mo.
R&B heartthrob Keith Sweat had been incorporating rappers' contributions into his songs for some time before this album, but never so forcefully as this. From the outset, its plain that this isn't just modern day quiet-storm music; the opening cut finds Busta Rhymes and Rah Digga underlining its carnality in no uncertain terms, while rapper Stringz strongly represents the female side of the story on "Whatcha Like." While some cuts on I DIDN'T SEE ME COMING are in the luxuriant, silk-sheets R&B style Sweat's fans are accustomed to, much of the album is occupied by percolating, in-your-face hip-hop production. In the end, this outing can provide a soundtrack to both a party night out and a steamy night in.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop