Still in the Game

Still in the Game
Still in the Game
Studio album by Keith Sweat
Released	September 22, 1998
Studio	The Sweat Shop (Atlanta); A&M (Los Angeles); Battery (New York); On The Way (Cleveland);
Length	51:26
Label	Elektra
Producer	Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat chronology
Singles from Still in the Game
	"Come and Get with Me"; Released: October 6, 1998; "I'm Not Ready"; Released: February 23, 1999;

Still in the Game is the sixth studio album by American singer Keith Sweat. It was released by Elektra Records on September 22, 1998, in the United States. The title of the album refers to Sweat being in the music business for over a decade. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 14, 1998.^[1] The single "Come and Get with Me" peaked at number 12 in the US. Follow-up "I'm Not Ready", released that same year, peaked at number 16.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Allmusic editor Michael Gallucci wrote that "Sweat is still capable of making decent records a decade into his career. He knows the secret of a good slow-groove album: seduction on the most intimate of levels. And on Still in the Game, Sweat goes one-on-one with his audience, playing into their hearts and souls with his typically smooth-croon grandeur. It all sounds a bit familiar (as well as a bit programmed) – and the Jermaine Dupri, Erick Sermon and Too Short cameos add absolutely nothing to Sweat's sweet mix – but there's a cool sexuality in his grooves and moves."^[2]

Track listing

*Still in the Game* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come and Get with Me" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Keith Sweat Calvin Broadus Lee "Wiz" McCallum	4:57
2.	"Rumors"	David McPherson Sweat Tonyatta Martinez	3:44
3.	"Can We Make Love"	Bobby Crawford Curtis Jefferson Sweat	4:08
4.	"Let Me Have My Way"	Sweat McCallum	3:49
5.	"What Goes Around"	Darryl Adams Sweat	4:48
6.	"Love Jones" (featuring Playa, Too $hort and Erick Sermon)	Sermon Gregory Taylor Todd Shaw Sweat	4:27
7.	"Too Hot" (featuring Free and Jermaine Dupri)	Charles Smith Curtis Williams Dennis "D.T." Thomas George "Funky" Brown James "J.T." Taylor Robert Bell Robert Mickens Ronald Bell Richard Westfield Jermaine Dupri Marie Wright	4:10
8.	"I'm Not Ready"	Joe Little III Sweat Willie Jones	4:17
9.	"Show U What Love Is" (featuring Ol Skool)	Jefferson Kevin "KJ" Johnson Sweat	3:49
10.	"Just Another Day"	Gerald Levert Little Sweat	4:22
11.	"You Know I Like"	Sweat McCallum	3:43
12.	"In Your Eyes"	Big Baby Sweat Suga Mike Kenny Greene	5:13

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Come and Get with Me (Clarkworld Remix)" (featuring Noreaga)	Sweat Victor Santiago, Jr. McCallum	4:57

Personnel

Keith Sweat – background vocals, producer, executive producer
Darryl Adams – drums, keyboards, background vocals, producer
Big Baby & Suga Mike – producer, keyboards, programming
Jermaine Dupri – vocals
Free – vocals
Curtis Jefferson – backing vocals
Allen "Grip" Smith – keyboards
Bobby Crawford – sequencing, programming
Eugene Peoples – additional Keyboards, acoustic guitar
Jay Mack – keyboards, sequencing, programming
Erick Sermon – vocals

Snoop Dogg – vocals
Taj Mahal – engineer
Too Short – vocals
Nicarlo Williams – background vocals
Val Young – background vocals
Joe N Little III – writer, producer and background vocals
Karl Heilbron – bBass, recording engineer, mixing
Steve Crooms, Ivan Walker – recording engineer
Neal H. Pogue – mixing
Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing
Herb Powers – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Still in the Game*
Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	64
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	19
French Albums (SNEP)^[5]	49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	63
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	62
US Billboard 200^[8]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Still in the Game*
Chart (1998)	Position
US Billboard 200^[10]	190
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	87
Chart (1999)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	85

Certifications

Certifications for *Still in the Game*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Gold & Platinum: Keith Sweat - Still in the Game - RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Still in the Game". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 273.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Keith Sweat – Still in the Game" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ "Lescharts.com – Keith Sweat – Still in the Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ "Keith Sweat | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ "Keith Sweat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ "Keith Sweat Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Keith Sweat – Still in the Game". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[1] "Gold & Platinum: Keith Sweat - Still in the Game - RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[allmusic-2] "Still in the Game". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2020.

[aus-3] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 273.

[ac_Netherlands_Keith_Sweat-4] "Dutchcharts.nl – Keith Sweat – Still in the Game" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

[ac_France_Keith_Sweat-5] "Lescharts.com – Keith Sweat – Still in the Game". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

[ac_Germany_Keith_Sweat-6] "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

[ac_UK_Keith_Sweat-7] "Keith Sweat | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

[ac_Billboard200_Keith_Sweat-8] "Keith Sweat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Keith_Sweat-9] "Keith Sweat Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.

[10] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2018.

[11] "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2018.

[12] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

[United_StatesKeith_SweatStill_in_the_GamealbumCertRef-13] "American album certifications – Keith Sweat – Still in the Game". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

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