''Get Up On It'' is the fourth
studio album
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by the American
R&B recording artist
Keith Sweat
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. It was released by
Elektra Records
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on June 28, 1994 in the United States and went to number one on the ''Billboard''
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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chart for two weeks, while also reaching number eight on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart.
Singles from the album include the lead-off single "How Do You Like It?", the title track and "When I Give My Love" – overall were Top 30 R&B hits. The album features collaborations from the late
Left Eye of
TLC
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,
Roger Troutman of
Zapp and up and coming group
Kut Klose
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, which features
Athena Cage. On December 6, 1994, ''Get Up on It'' was certified
platinum
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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, for shipments of one million copies in the United States.
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. Retrieved on April 18, 2011.
Track listing
Personnel
*Keith Sweat – main performer, producer, writer, executive producer
*Jerry Flowers – producer, writer
*Eric McCaine
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– producer, writer
*Lisa Lopes – writer, guest performer
*Kut Klose – performer
*Fitzgerald Scott – producer, writer
* Roger Troutman – guest performer
*William Ward (Billybad) – producer, writer
*Joe Jefferson – producer, writer
*Anthony Leach – producer, writer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
* List of number-one R&B albums of 1994 (U.S.)
References
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1994 albums
Elektra Records albums
Keith Sweat albums