Didn't See Me Coming

{{Short description|Album by Keith Sweat}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Didn't See Me Coming

| type = Album

| artist = Keith Sweat

| cover = Didn't See Me Coming (album cover).jpg

| alt =

| released = November 14, 2000

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 59:52

| label = Elektra

| producer = Keith Sweat

| prev_title = Still in the Game

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Rebirth

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Didn't See Me Coming

| type = Album

| single1 = I'll Trade (A Million Bucks)

| single1date = October 31, 2000

| single2 = Real Man

| single2date = February 2001

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/didnt-see-me-coming-mw0000103662|title=Didn't See Me Coming - Keith Sweat | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}

|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=7 |page=873}}

|rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev3score = B+{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/11/24/didnt-see-me-coming/|title=Didn't See Me Coming|website=EW.com}}

}}

Didn't See Me Coming is the seventh studio album by American singer Keith Sweat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/keith-sweat-mn0000767016/biography|title=Keith Sweat | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}} It was released by Elektra Records on November 14, 2000, in the United States. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 24, 2001.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22see+me+coming%22 |title=Gold & Platinum: Keith Sweat - Didn't See Me Coming - RIAA Searchable Database |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=2015-08-25 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the former new-jack maestro grooves as compellingly and aches as convincingly as ever."

Track listing

{{track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = Didn't See Me Coming track listing

| title1 = Intro

| writer1 = {{hlist|Keith Sweat|Steve "Stone" Huff}}

| extra1 = Huff

| length1 = {{duration|m=1|s=05}}

| title2 = Things

| note2 = featuring Busta Rhymes & Rah Digga

| writer2 = {{hlist|Sweat|Huff}}

| extra2 = Huff

| length2 = {{duration|m=3|s=48}}

| title3 = Whatcha Like

| note3 = featuring Strings

| writer3 = {{hlist|Bobby Crawford|C. Jefferson|D. Jenkins|Sweat|M. Teal}}

| extra3 = Crawford

| length3 = {{duration|m=4|s=04}}

| title4 = Satisfy You

| writer4 = Huff

| extra4 = Huff

| length4 = {{duration|m=2|s=53}}

| title5 = I Put U On

| writer5 = {{hlist|Fred Jerkins III|Sweat|LaShawn Daniels|Rodney Jerkins}}

| extra5 = R. Jerkins

| length5 = {{duration|m=4|s=13}}

| title6 = He Say She Say

| note6 = featuring T-Boz

| writer6 = {{hlist|Andrew Lane|D. Jenkins|Sweat}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Lane|Dee Dee}}

| length6 = {{duration|m=3|s=56}}

| title7 = Real Man

| writer7 = {{hlist|Lane|Sweat|S. Jenkins}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Lane|Dee Dee}}

| length7 = {{duration|m=4|s=31}}

| title8 = Kiss You

| writer8 = {{hlist|D. Jenkins|Kevin Johnson|Sweat}}

| extra8 = Johnson

| length8 = {{duration|m=4|s=36}}

| title9 = I'll Trade (A Million Bucks) (Interlude)

| note9 = featuring Lil' Mo

| writer9 = Cynthia Loving

| extra9 = {{hlist|Barry Salter|Jules Bar Tholomew}}

| length9 = {{duration|m=0|s=56}}

| title10 = Don't Have Me

| note10 = featuring Dave Hollister

| writer10 = {{hlist|Lane|D. Jenkins|J. Watford|Sweat|S. Trapp}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Lane|Dee Dee}}

| length10 = {{duration|m=4|s=05}}

| title11 = Tonite

| writer11 = {{hlist|E. Scott|Sweat}}

| extra11 = Walter "Mucho" Scott

| length11 = {{duration|m=0|s=50}}

| title12 = Caught Up

| writer12 = {{hlist|Gene Peoples|Sweat|Spanky Williams|G. Spencer III}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Peoples|Williams}}

| length12 = {{duration|m=5|s=18}}

| title13 = Games

| writer13 = Huff

| extra13 = Huff

| length13 = {{duration|m=4|s=12}}

| title14 = I'll Trade (A Million Bucks)

| note14 = featuring Lil' Mo

| writer14 = Loving

| extra14 = {{hlist|Salter|Bar Tholomew}}

| length14 = {{duration|m=3|s=26}}

| title15 = Only Wanna Please You

| writer15 = {{hlist|Derrick Culler|Sweat|Palmer Williams|Wayne Grimsley}}

| extra15 = Grimsley

| length15 = {{duration|m=3|s=56}}

| title16 = Why U Treat Me So Cold

| note16 = featuring Lil Wayne

| writer16 = {{hlist|Sweat|Huff}}

| extra16 = Huff

| length16 = {{duration|m=3|s=53}}

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Bonus track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title17 = I'll Trade (A Million Bucks) (Remix)

| note17 = featuring Lil' Mo

| writer17 = {{hlist|Loving|W. Scott}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Sweat|W. Scott}}

| length17 = {{duration|m=3|s=26}}

}}

{{track listing

| headline = International bonus track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title18 = Dieser Brief (German/English Version)

| note18 = with Ayman

| writer18 = {{hlist|Mike Michaels|MM Dollar|Mark Tabak}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|Michaels|Dollar}}

| length18 = {{duration|m=3|s=47}}

}}

Personnel

  • Keith Sweat – producer, executive producer
  • Busta Rhymes – performer
  • Lil' Mo – arranger, Vocal Arrangement
  • Rah Digga – performer
  • Andrew Lane – producer, writer

Charts

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Chart (2000)

! Peak
position

scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/K3ZF8r0|title=Keith Sweat ARIA Albums chart history 1988 to 2022, received from ARIA in 2022 page 2|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= December 3, 2023}}

|align="center"|113

{{album chart|Netherlands|76|artist=Keith Sweat|album=Didn't See Me Coming|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}
{{album chart|France|55|artist=Keith Sweat|album=Didn't See Me Coming|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}
{{album chart|Germany4|55|id=26944|artist=Keith Sweat|album=Didn't See Me Coming|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 15, 2024}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|16|artist=Keith Sweat|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|5|artist=Keith Sweat|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2001)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}

| 156

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 21, 2020}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album |region=United States |artist=Keith Sweat |title=Didn't See Me Coming |award=Gold |certyear=2001 |relyear=2000 |access-date=July 21, 2020}}

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References

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Category:2000 albums

Category:Keith Sweat albums

Category:Elektra Records albums