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Get Up on It

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It is so good real R&B. Um.... Just So GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD

After scoring massive success with his first two albums, Make It Last Forever and I'll Give All My Love to You, Keith Sweat's third album, Keep It Comin', signaled something of a creative and commercial slump for the new jack pioneer, which continued through 1994's Get Up on It. However, Get Up on It is not a bad album by any means. In fact, the set is classic Keith Sweat, filled to the brim with the pleading ballads that made this Harlem crooner so popular. Sweat began to utilize female background vocals, courtesy of Kut Klose, to full effect on this album, especially on the hit title track (one of the album's shining moments), a trend that he perfected on his huge 1996 self-titled comeback album. So Get Up on It finds Sweat in a stage of transition, leaving the formula that began to grow stale on Keep It Comin' and beginning to feature female backing vocals at center stage, somewhat similar to what Barry White and Luther Vandross had done before him. Get Up on It churned out two other singles, the up-tempo yet slightly unimaginative "How Do You Like It?" (which, as the set's lead single, didn't really work to catapult the album to massive early sales) and the big ballad "When I Give My Love," which is pure Keith Sweat. Other standouts include "Put Your Loving Through the Test," featuring the late Roger Troutman, and "Telephone Love." For fans of classic Keith Sweat, R&B ballads, and mid-tempo grooves, this album will do.

Triple threat, Keith Sweat; step up his game with his fourth release Get Up On It. This album begins with "Interlude (How Do You Like It?)" simply ask the question followed by "What make you feel good, baby?" that he seem to give the listeners. "How Do You Like It? (Part 1 & 2)" featuring Left Eye for this feel good tune and the remix which features a never ending bass line throughout. The titles seem to add to the opening interlude as "It Gets Better" gets even better. This song is a highlight for this album with it memorable bass and Keith's strong lyrical skills, production and yes, evens the whining. The title track featuring Kut Klose steals the spotlight with the slow grinding track and the dimension added by the ladies is quite inviting. Again, to complete the feeling, "Feels So Good" is an up-beat track with rougher elements to broaden his range as well as "Intermission Break". "My Whole World" latches perfectly to continue the flow of the album with great ease. Sweat's strength lie with his sense of mood setting and it becomes apparent on "Grind On You" to "When I Give My Love". "When I Give My Love" contains sexual connotations with lyrics such as "...in and out, out and in..." which is all that need to be said. "Put Your Lovin' Through The Test" featuring Roger Troutman is a perfect collaboration as the two combine for the one, two punch. After the interlude to "Telephone Love" you're invited to "Come Into My Bedroom". The titles define the mood, action and even the goal for the evening. This LP concludes with "For You (You Got Everything)" with the lights still dim and the night creeps to a near halt. Keith Sweat set the mood, said the words for you and serenaded the woman. It seems as if he did most of the work for you, but there's only one thing he left out for you to handle. This may be the hard part.

I always thought "Get Up On It", Keith Sweat's fourth album as underrated from his other albums, but since I bought the album about three weeks ago I think I have clearly underestimated this album.

The slow songs on this album is arguably his best material! "It Gets Better", "Get Up On It", and "Grind On You" are my three favorites from this album. But Keith, take it from me, STICK TO THE SLOW SONGS!!!

Have had this CD since Keith released it in '94 and still love it. The songs like "Put Your Lovin Through The Test" (RIP Roger Troutman) and "Get Up On It" are instant classics. Most of the other songs on the CD (like For You-You Got Everything) are great songs too My wife listen to this CD all the time and move and groove to it. Keith was the best R&B artist in the late 80s and continues to be today, here in 2000. Great R&B so go buy it.

I have been a devoted Keith Sweat fan since his 1988 debut album "Make It Last Forever". All of his albums since then boast wonderful slow songs, and this CD is no exception. It's a fool-proof formula: play a Keith Sweat slow-jam and romance is soon to follow!

SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD ..........................

This Disc has only two Songs that really stand out Get Up On It with kut Klose&Put Your Lovin' Thru The Test with the Late Great Roger Troutman.Keith Swaet is Capable of Better than this.

I have owned this CD for several years, since it first came out around 1995 or so. I love these songs by Keith Sweat. My favorite is "My Whole World." He made other CD's after this one, but I preferred his style during this period of his career. All the tracks on this CD are well worth listening to.

Possibly his best album. 'It Gets Better' and 'Get Up On It' are legendary KS tracks!! Old school gone modern.