Keith Sweat keeps coming up with the goods, and
Just a Touch continues his string of gold LPs -- rightly so, as all 12 cuts are carefully crafted. "Twisted" took the charts by storm; backed by protégés
Kut Klose, the midtempo number includes a cameo rap by
Pretty Russ. Guest appearances by
Gerald Levert,
Aaron Hall, and
Buddy Banks give the fresh "Funky Dope Lovin'" a 3-D appeal;
Sweat can blend with anybody. He updates
Slave's "Just a Touch" by adding some slick new beats, as well as
Traci Hale on backing vocals.
Sweat duets with Althena Cage on "Nobody," a dramatic saga and the most compelling track on the CD. Like many of his contemporaries,
Keith plays the
Ron Isley card on "Come with Me" -- it's decent, but it fails to live up to
Ron Isley collaborations with notables like
R. Kelly.
Pretty Russ,
Tizone, and
Lil Bud. There seems to be no bottom in
Keith Sweat's well. He was one of the most prolific artists of the '90s and shows no signs of slacking off entering the millennium. ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide
