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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=Weekly charts=
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Chart (2000)
! Peak |
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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 |
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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}}
| 53 |
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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}}
{{Certification Table Bottom| nosales=true}}
References
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