Ridin' Solo (album)

Ridin' Solo is the tenth studio album by American R&B singer Keith Sweat. It was released on June 22, 2010 by Kedar Entertainment and Fontana Distribution.[1] It debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard 200, also reaching number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Ridin' Solo
Studio album by Keith Sweat
Released	June 22, 2010
Length	49:56
Label	Kedar Fontana
Producer	Keith Sweat (exec.) Kedar Massenburg (exec.) Chuckii Booker Adam Ledgister Wirlie Morris The Platinum Brothers Angelo Remon Steven Russell Tank
Keith Sweat chronology
Just Me (2008) Ridin' Solo (2010) Til the Morning (2011)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Allmusic editor Andy Kellman found that "due to a number of factors, Ridin' Solo is the least significant volume of Sweat's discography [...] Sweat can't be knocked for riding the Auto-Tune gravy train, not when his use of vocal effects can be traced back 20-plus years. Then again, Ridin' Solo, the singer's tenth proper studio album, is slathered in it. Part of that is out of necessity; Sweat's voice, once a smooth whine, often hits a grainy strain, and it's also cloaked by a number of background vocalists who occasionally step in front to perform the hooks. While he is nearing his 50th birthday, Sweat sings lyrics that are less mature than the ones he recorded half his life ago, with references to Patrón, woman-as-vehicle metaphors, and couplets."[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Famous"	Keith Sweat Wirlie Morris	Sweat Morris	3:57
2.	"Full Time Lover"	Morris Carl M. Days, Jr. Sweat	Sweat Morris	3:49
3.	"Test Drive" (featuring Joe)	Michael Chesser Adam Gibbs Luke Austin David Brown	Brown	5:05
4.	"Ridin' Solo"	Sweat Remon Billy Ray Little	Remon Little Sweat	4:13
5.	"Genius Girl"	Morris Carl M. Days, Jr. Sweat	Sweat Morris	4:28
6.	"Do Wrong Tonight"	Steven Russell Durrell Babbs	Tank Russell	3:35
7.	"Hood Sex"	Sweat Remon	Sweat Remon	4:34
8.	"It's All About You"	Morris Carl M. Days, Jr. Sweat	Sweat Morris	4:20
9.	"I'm the One You Want"	Adam Ryan Christopher Led Sweat	Sweat Adam Ledgister	4:21
10.	"Live in Person"	Morris Carl M. Days, Jr. Sweat	Sweat Morris	4:48
11.	"It's a Shame"	Ryan Led Sweat	Sweat Ledgister	4:43
12.	"Tropical"	Morris Carl M. Days, Jr. Sweat	Sweat Morris	4:37
Total length:				49:56

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Dancin' with My Girl"	Sweat Morris	Sweat Morris	4:07
14.	"Reverse"	Sweat Morris	Sweat Morris	4:24

iTunes pre-order bonus track[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"I Hurt an Angel"	Sweat Morris	Sweat Morris	4:23

Personnel

Credits for Ridin' Solo adapted from AllMusic.[3]

Adam Ledgister - Drum Programming, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocal Arrangement, Background vocals Adrian Albritton - Photography Luke Austin - Producer D. Babbs - Composer Durrell Babbs - Vocal Arrangement, Background vocals Chuckii Booker - Instrumentation, Producer D. Brown - Composer Dave Brown - Vocal Arrangement Carl M. Days Jr. - Background vocals Najja Edwards - Engineer, Mixing Assistant Gasner Hughes - Vocal Arrangement, Background vocals Bruce Irvine - Mixing Billy Ray Little - Composer Liz Loblack - Marketing Tony Martinez - Vocal Arrangement, Background vocals Harvey Mason, Jr. - Mixing

Kedar Massenburg - Executive Producer W. Morris - Composer Wirlie Morris - Arranger, Drum Programming, Editing, Engineer, Producer, Strings, Synthesizer The Platinum Brothers - Producer Herb Powers - Mastering Angelo Remón - Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Producer, Synthesizer, Background vocals Jackie Rhinehart - Marketing S. Russell - Composer Steven Russell - Instrumentation, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Background vocals Alvin Speights - Mixing Keith Sweat - Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement, Background vocals Antonine Tatum - Background vocals Dale Voelker - Art Direction, Design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position US Billboard 200[4] 13 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 4 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 77

References

1. "iTunes Store". apple.com.
2. "Ridin' Solo". AllMusic. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
3. "Ridin' Solo - Keith Sweat". AllMusic.
4. "Keith Sweat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
5. "Keith Sweat Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
6. "Keith Sweat Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
7. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2020.