Despite Keith Sweat being known for whining his way through many songs, let's all revisit 1987, the year when his Make It Last Forever LP hit shelves. The Harlem NYC native along with fellow Harlemite Teddy Riley on production introduced a new voice into the emerging genre of New Jack Swing. Women went absolutely mad for Keith, and Make It Last Forever subsequently sold 3 million copies. "His Whineness" also was able to fuel dance floors from Brooklyn to the Bay with some of the most revered slow jams of this era, including "Right And A Wrong Way." In it, Keith is at his pleading best, assuring his love that he not only knows the difference between loving someone rightly and wrongly, but that he is "yours for the taking." Smirk at his assurances that he "will treat you good" or just the fact that he sounds as though he's writhing on the floor asking some woman for her love, but put this jam on and you'll likely be whining along with the record and assuming a prostrate position on the floor as you sing along.
Keith Sweat: "Right And A Wrong Way"
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