''Keep It Goin' On'' is the second

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by the American band

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.Keep It Goin' On Review , Music Reviews and News , EW.com
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. The lead single "

She's Playing Hard to Get "She's Playing Hard to Get" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Hi-Five, issued as the lead single from their second album, '' Keep It Goin' On''. The song peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1992. Music video ...

" peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the R&B singles chart. It is the second

featuring the teen frontman lead singer Tony Thompson who propelled this album into platinum status. It also features the first appearance of

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native, Treston Irby. These singles from their Hi-Five (album), featuring Irby include: " I Can't Wait Another Minute", " I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)", and the remix version of "Just Another Girlfriend". ''Keep It Goin' On'' is the final album to include the original members Roderick "Pooh" Clark (who was paralyzed from the chest down due to an accidental highway car crash shortly after the second album's release) and Russell Neal (who shortly left the group due to financial conflicts).Hi-Five's Tony Thompson Dies At 31 , Billboard
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Background

"She's Playing Hard to Get" is the first single from this album. The single peaked at number five on the ''

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'' Hot 100 and number two on the R&B singles chart. The album is notable for featuring the first recorded appearance of singer

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, who made her debut as a background singer on the song "She Said".

Track listing

Personnel

Hi-Five *Tony Thompson – lead vocals, harmony, and backing vocals *Roderick Clark – harmony and backing vocals *Marcus Sanders – harmony and backing vocals *Treston Irby – harmony and backing vocals *Russell Neal – harmony and backing vocals Additional singers * R. Kelly – programming, background vocals, producer * Jose Fernandez – programming * Ike Lee – programming * Timmy Allen – instruments, producer * Joshua Grau – guitar * Eric Foster White – drum programming, bass, keyboards, recording engineer * Kevin Johnson – drums *

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– additional drum programming * Carl Bourelly – keyboards, producer * Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar *

– background vocals * Roz Davis – background vocals * Schon-Jomel Crawford – background vocals * Ed Calle – trumpet * Brett Murphey – saxophone * Lee Levin – drums * Little Anthony Carr – background vocals * Tony Thompson – background vocals * Thoudia Bickham – background vocals * Dawn Green – background vocals * Daymin Miley – background vocals, songwriter *

Peter Mokran Peter Mokran is an American mixer, producer, engineer, and musician. Early life Mokran was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Growing up, he studied classical guitar, while also learning engineering and programming as a teen.Paul Tingen“ ...

– mixing * Chris Trevett – mixing * Anthony Saunders – recording engineer * Pete Christensen – recording engineer * Ben Garrison – recording engineer, mixing * Jim Munn – recording engineer * Kerry Craston – recording engineer * Tim Latham – recording engineer * Will Tartak – recording engineer * Tom Vercillo – recording engineer * Tom Coyne – mastering * June Ambrose – styling * Hula – additional production, remix * K. Fingers – additional production, remix * Gary Spector – photography * ZombArt JK – design

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

* Keep It Goin' On (Jive) * Greatest Hits (Jive) * Club Mix '98, Vol. 2 (Cold Front Records / K-Tel Distribution) * Kool Hits of 80's (Avex Trax) * Let It Rock 1993 (Direct Source) * Body and Soul: Smooth Jams (Time/Life Music) * I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) (Sony CMG) * Pop Hits of the 90s (BMG Special Products) * Pop Hits of the 90s 2(BMG Special Products) * Pure Swing niversal 2013(Universal Music)All Music – Hi-Five – She's Playing Hard To Get
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References

External links

Keep It Goin' On – Hi-Five : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic
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