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KEITH SWEAT'S NEW CD JUST ME DEBUTS AT 10 ON BILLBOARD'S TOP 200 ALBUM CHART AND 2 ON R&B CHART

NEW RADIO SINGLE "BUTTERSCOTCH" GOING FOR ADDS

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LOS ANGELES -- Keith Sweat's new CD Just Me (Atco/Rhino) makes an impressive debut landing at 10 on this week's Billboard Top 200 album chart and 2 on the R&B album chart. This is his highest charting album since 1998's Still In The Game.

Just Me has earned outstanding reviews from critics and fans alike. Vibe wrote, "Keith Sweat is R&B's mercurial marathon man," while Ebony exclaimed, "a good old-fashioned croon filled with admiration and boasts and passion and some begging." Essence.com recently featured Keith Sweat in their Flashback section, which got incredible response from his supportive fans. He will also be featured in Jet Magazine's Father's Day issue, on stands in early June.

"Suga Suga Suga," the first single, jumps back in to the Top 10 this week and second single "Butterscotch" featuring Athena Cage will go for adds on June 3. Fans can also download his exclusive iTunes album-only cut "Some More" featuring Akon and tune in to his weekly syndicated radio show The Keith Sweat Hotel now airing on over 31 markets nationwide.

Currently on a national tour fans will be able to catch Keith Sweat's remarkable performance on May 31 at Viejas Casino Concerts in The Park (San Diego, CA), June 7 at the Fairgrounds (Pensacola, FL), June 20 at Pechanga Casino & Resort (Temecula, CA), July 11 at Solano County Fair (Vallejo, CA), August 1 at Chene Park (Detroit, MI) and August 15 at the Country Club Hills Theater (Country Club Hills, IL).

Since 1988, the multi-faceted artist has sold over 15 million albums worldwide, racking up six 1 R&B hit singles, with close to 30 chart entries, three multi-platinum, three platinum and two gold albums, Keith Sweat has proved to be unstoppable when it comes to producing classic hits.

Looks like another success record is on the rise with Just Me, a 12-track CD that features Keyshia Cole, Paisley Bettis and long time collaborator Athena Cage.

KEITH SWEAT'S NEW CD "JUST ME" RELEASES MAY 13 WITH A HOT NEW ALBUM TRACK "SOME MORE" FEATURING AKON AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON ITUNES

NEW RADIO SINGLE "BUTTERSCOTH" IS HITTING AIRWAVES WITH A BANG!

Los Angeles -- Hit-maker Keith Sweat has a new CD Just Me which will hit stores on Tuesday, May 13th. An exclusive album-only track titled "Some More" featuring Akon will be available only on iTunes the day of the CD release. Radio stations across the country are excited about the second single "Butterscotch" featuring long time collaborator Athena Cage and are adding it to their playlists. The first single "Suga Suga Suga" is still making impressive strides on the charts holding at 11 on the R&R Urban AC chart.

Currently on a national tour promoting Just Me, Keith Sweat is scheduled to perform in New York on Saturday, May 17 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill

(237 West 42 St., New York), show starts 8:00PM. Earlier that day from 12:30PM -2:30PM he will make a special in-store appearance at J&R (23 Park Row, New York) to sign autographs for all of his fans who have purchased his new CD. Fans will also be able to catch Keith Sweat's incredible performance on 5/16 at Providence Performing Arts Center (Providence, RI),

5/18 at Caesars Resorts (Lakeville, PA), 5/31 at Viejas Casino Concerts in The Park (San Diego, CA), 6/7 at the Fairgrounds (Pensacola, FL), 6/20 at Pechunga Casino & Resort (Temecula, CA), 7/11 at Solano County Fair (Vallejo, CA), 8/1 at Chene Park (Detroit, MI) and 8/15 at the Country Club Hills Theater (Country Club Hills, IL).

Keith Sweat is geared up and ready to give the fans what they've been waiting for with the release of his new CD Just Me that drops May 13, his second single "Butterscotch" with long time collaborator Athena Cage and the exclusive iTunes album-only cut "Some More" featuring Akon. "The new track is an added incentives for my fans, I wanted to give them more, so we appropriately named the cut "Some More" which ironically worked out." Says Sweat. "I try to come up with new ways to please my fans because at the end of the day, they're the ones who have supported me throughout my entire career, and I thank them a million times over."

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R&B Legend Keith Sweat Returns With Brand-New CD Just Me His First New Studio Recording Since 2002

Available From Atco May 13th

Atco Records, an imprint of Rhino Entertainment, announces the May 13th release of JUST ME, the first new studio album from R&B legend Keith Sweat since his 2002 Rebirth set. The original "new jack" hitmaker, who celebrated 20 years as a chart artist at the end of 2007, produced and cowrote most of the material on his latest project which features guest artists Keyshia Cole, and Athena Cage (Keith’s duet partner on the million-selling 1996 hit "Nobody").

The Harlem-born singer/songwriter and producer says he called his new album JUST ME "because I’m giving the people what they expect from me. You hear other artists out here who make the mistake of trying to be trendy. They really try to keep up. I know people want to hear Keith Sweat. I’m conscious of the people who have followed me the whole time, since day one.  I remember that I have a fan base and I’m very careful to give the people what they expect from me."

The first single from the set is the sexy jam "Suga Suga Suga," featuring Paisley Bettis. Standout cuts include the hypnotic "Somebody," which showcases Sweat singing falsetto for the first time; the future classic "Love You Better," a truly memorable duet between Keith and hitmaker Keyshia Cole; and "Just Wanna Sex You," a hit-the-spot cut that Keith says is on the album "to remind people of what I’ve done and what I’m about musically."

Sweat, who first broke through as a leader in the "new jack" of the late ’80s with the 1 single "I Want Her" reunites with producer Teddy Riley, with whom he worked on his multiplatinum debut album, for the track "The Floor"; former Kut Klose vocalist Athena Cage joins Sweat for a new duet, "Butterscotch." Producers for the album also include The Ambassadorz, and Roy Battle; Sweat executive-produced the CD, his first Atco release.

Since 1988, the multi-faceted artist has sold over 15 million albums worldwide, racking up six 1 R&B hit singles, with close to 30 chart entries, three multiplatinum, three platinum and two gold albums, including Rhino’s 2004 The Best Of Keith Sweat: Make You Sweat. In addition to his solo work, Keith also scored major hits with Johnny Gill and the late Gerald Levert as part of the popular L.S.G. trio in the ’90s.

Currently the host of his own The Keith Sweat Hotel radio show, which is heard in 21 markets nationwide, Keith, who tours almost every weekend, regards his longevity as a recording artist as "a blessing that I don’t take for granted. It’s surprising to me that my career has had such a long life span. When you first start out, you hope people will hear the music and you don’t expect to still be around 20 years later. It feels good."

JUST ME

Track Listing

1. Somebody featuring Chris "F.L.L" Conner

2. The Floor

3. Girl Of My Dreams

4. Sexiest Girl

5. Butterscotch featuring Athena Cage

6. Me And My Girl

7. Suga Suga Suga featuring Paisley Bettis

8. Never Had A Lover

9. Love You Better featuring Keyshia Cole

10. Just Wanna Sex You

11. What’s A Man To Do

12. Teach Me