Still in the Game

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{{Infobox album

| name = Still in the Game

| type = studio

| artist = Keith Sweat

| cover = Still in the Game (album cover).jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = September 22, 1998

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = {{hlist|The Sweat Shop (Atlanta)|A&M (Los Angeles)|Battery (New York)|On The Way (Cleveland)}}

| genre =

| length = 51:26

| label = Elektra

| producer = Keith Sweat

| prev_title = Keith Sweat

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Didn't See Me Coming

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Still in the Game

| type = Album

| single1 = Come and Get with Me

| single1date = October 6, 1998

| single2 = I'm Not Ready

| single2date = 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22still+in+the+game%22|title=Gold & Platinum: Keith Sweat - Still in the Game - RIAA Searchable Database|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|accessdate=August 27, 2015}} 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

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/still-in-the-game-mw0000043289|title=Still in the Game|work=AllMusic|accessdate=July 22, 2020}}

}}

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."

Track listing

{{track listing

| headline = Still in the Game track listing

| title1 = Come and Get with Me

| note1 = featuring Snoop Dogg

| writer1 = {{hlist|Keith Sweat|Calvin Broadus|Lee "Wiz" McCallum}}

| length1 = {{duration|m=4|s=57}}

| title2 = Rumors

| writer2 = {{hlist|David McPherson|Sweat|Tonyatta Martinez}}

| length2 = {{duration|m=3|s=44}}

| title3 = Can We Make Love

| writer3 = {{hlist|Bobby Crawford|Curtis Jefferson|Sweat}}

| length3 = {{duration|m=4|s=08}}

| title4 = Let Me Have My Way

| writer4 = {{hlist|Sweat|McCallum}}

| length4 = {{duration|m=3|s=49}}

| title5 = What Goes Around

| writer5 = {{hlist|Darryl Adams|Sweat}}

| length5 = {{duration|m=4|s=48}}

| title6 = Love Jones

| note6 = featuring Playa, Too $hort and Erick Sermon

| writer6 = {{hlist|Sermon|Gregory Taylor|Todd Shaw|Sweat}}

| length6 = {{duration|m=4|s=27}}

| title7 = Too Hot

| note7 = featuring Free and Jermaine Dupri

| writer7 = {{hlist|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}}

| length7 = {{duration|m=4|s=10}}

| title8 = I'm Not Ready

| writer8 = {{hlist|Joe Little III|Sweat|Willie Jones}}

| length8 = {{duration|m=4|s=17}}

| title9 = Show U What Love Is

| note9 = featuring Ol Skool

| writer9 = {{hlist|Jefferson|Kevin "KJ" Johnson|Sweat}}

| length9 = {{duration|m=3|s=49}}

| title10 = Just Another Day

| writer10 = {{hlist|Gerald Levert|Little|Sweat}}

| length10 = {{duration|m=4|s=22}}

| title11 = You Know I Like

| writer11 = {{hlist|Sweat|McCallum}}

| length11 = {{duration|m=3|s=43}}

| title12 = In Your Eyes

| writer12 = {{hlist|Big Baby|Sweat|Suga Mike|Kenny Greene}}

| length12 = {{duration|m=5|s=13}}

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Bonus track

| title13 = Come and Get with Me (Clarkworld Remix)

| note13 = featuring Noreaga

| writer13 = {{hlist|Sweat|Victor Santiago, Jr.|McCallum}}

| length13 = {{duration|m=4|s=57}}

}}

Personnel

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  • 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

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  • 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 – bass, recording engineer, mixing
  • Steve Crooms, Ivan Walker – recording engineer
  • Neal H. Pogue – mixing
  • Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing
  • Herb Powers – mastering

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for Still in the Game

Chart (1998)

! Peak
position

scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=273}}

|align="center"|64

{{album chart|Netherlands|19|artist=Keith Sweat|album=Still in the Game|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}
{{album chart|France|49|artist=Keith Sweat|album=Still in the Game|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}
{{album chart|Germany|63|artist=Keith Sweat|album=Still in the Game|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}
{{album chart|UK|62|artist=Keith Sweat|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|6|artist=Keith Sweat|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Keith Sweat|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+ Year-end chart performance for Still in the Game

Chart (1998)

! Position

scope="row"|US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 29, 2018}}

|190

scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 29, 2018}}

|87

Chart (1999)

! Position

scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 21, 2020}}

|85

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album |region=United States |artist=Keith Sweat |title=Still in the Game |award=Platinum |certyear=1998 |relyear=1998|access-date=July 21, 2020}}

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References