Keith Sweat STILL IN THE GAME

Personnel: Keith Sweat (vocals); Snoop Dogg, Erick Sermon, Too Short, Free, Jermaine Dupri (rap vocals); Flavahood (various instruments); Eugene People (acoustic guitar, keyboards); Allen "Grip" Smith (strings, keyboards); Wiz (keyboards, drums, programming); Tonyatta Martinez, Gazner Hughes (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Bobby Crawford, Jay Mack, Kevin "KJ" Johnson (keyboards, programming); Karl Heilbron (bass); Daryl "Dezo" Adams, Joe Little (drums, keyboard programming, background vocals); Marc Jenkins (programming, background vocals); Curtis Jefferson, Playa, Sherri Denise, Val Young, Nicarlo Williams, Ol Skool (background vocals).
Producers include: Keith Sweat, Wiz, Bobby Crawford, Daryl Adams, Jay Mack.
Engineers include: Karl Heilbron, Michelle Forbes, John Aguto.
Personnel: Keith Sweat (background vocals); Too $hort, Erick Sermon, Free, Jermaine Dupri, Snoop Dogg (rap vocals); Allen "Grip" Smith (strings, keyboards); Darryl Adams, Joe Little (keyboards, drums, programming, background vocals); The Wiz (keyboards, drums, programming); Tonyatta Martinez (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Bobby Crawford, Jay Mack (keyboards, programming); Marc Jenkins (programming, background vocals); Flavahood (programming); Curtis Jefferson, Nicarlo Williams, Ol Skool, Val Young (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Neil Pogue; Karl Heilbron; Kevin KD Davis.
Recording information: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA; Battery Studios, New York, NYOakland City Studios; Sweat Shop, Atlanta, GA.
Photographer: Kevin Westenberg.
While he doesn't break much new ground on STILL IN THE GAME, you can't blame R&B heart-throb Sweat for sticking with a formula that works. His intimate, sensual vocal style has endeared him to untold numbers of R&B fans, and he puts his voice to work here in service of some state-of-the-art tunes. Naturally, romance is the order of the day, and Sweat issues invitations to love throughout this album on tunes like "Come And Get Me" and the no-nonsense "Can We Make Love." One of the most interesting developments here is the incorporation of some rap vocals, provided by none other than Snoop Dogg and Too Short, among others. Though the rappers' suitably understated contributions enliven the proceedings, it's the warm, emotive voice of Sweat that is the centerpiece of STILL IN THE GAME.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop