KW (album)

KW
KW
Studio album by Keith Washington
Released	March 10, 1998
Genre	R&B
Length	61:59
Label	Silas
Producer	Rashad Coes; Terry Coffey; Mark J. Feist; Rob Fusari; Calvin Gaines; Vincent Herbert; Fred Jerkins III; Carsten Lindberg; Donnie Lyle; Marc Nelson; Louil Silas, Jr.; Joachim Svare; Keith Washington; Mark Wilson;
Keith Washington chronology

KW is the third studio album by American R&B vocalist Keith Washington, released on March 10, 1998, by Silas Records. His only album with the label, it reached number 27 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

In his review for AllMusic, editor Alex Henderson felt that "containing mostly ballads and slow jams, the CD is very much in the late '90s neo-soul vein – the production is high-tech and hip-hop-ish, but the singing is classic R&B. Washington often brings to mind Alexander O'Neal, and he also shows an awareness of Luther Vandross and Freddie Jackson. A few of the tracks are excellent [...] most of the other material, however, is decent, although not remarkable. But while KW isn't the all-out gem that Washington is quite capable of providing, it was still nice to see him recording again."^[2] Billboard found that with KW "Washington brings his no-nonsense ballads and think-on-it, midtempo tracks to the table [...] It will be interesting to see how [he] fares against such other balladeers as R. Kelly and Maxwell."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Warned You"	Fred Jerkins III Japhe Tejeda Keith Washington LaShawn Daniels Barry DeVorzon Ward Chandler	Jerkins	5:15
2.	"No Matter"	Bill Withers Dana Belle Washington Louil Silas, Jr. Stan McKinney	Carsten Lindberg Joachim Svare Washington Silas	4:35
3.	"I Don't Mind"	Marc Nelson Rashad Coes	Nelson Coes	4:20
4.	"Tell Me (Are You with It)"	Jerkins Tejeda Washington Daniels	Jerkins	4:58
5.	"Bring It On"	Jerkins Nelson	Jerkins	4:30
6.	"I Love You" (duet with Chanté Moore)	Mark J. Feist Shanice Wilson	Feist	5:57
7.	"You Sure Love to Ball"	Marvin Gaye	Donnie Lyle Washington	5:10
8.	"Long Ago"	Calvin Gaines Herschel Boone Washington Mark Wilson Rob Fusari Vincent Herbert	Gaines Wilson Fusari Herbert Washington^[a]	4:34
9.	"I Can't Put You Down"	Lyle Boone Washington	Lyle Washington	4:10
10.	"You Let Me Down"	Jerkins Tejeda Washington Daniels	Jerkins	4:45
11.	"Smile"	Jerkins Kelly Price	Jerkins	3:55
12.	"Only You"	Terry Coffey Washington	Coffey	3:55
13.	"Bring It On" (Remix)	Jerkins Washington Nelson	Jerkins Darkchild^[b]	5:40

Notes

^{^a} denotes co-producer
^{^b} denotes additional producer

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	125
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[1]	26

References

^ ^a ^b "Keith Washington Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Henderson, Alex. For You > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ "Review & Previews". Billboard. March 28, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ "Keith Washington Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[BillboardRandBHipHop-1] "Keith Washington Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[AllMusic-2] Henderson, Alex. For You > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[Billboard-3] "Review & Previews". Billboard. March 28, 1998. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[Billboard200-4] "Keith Washington Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

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