The word 'supergroup' gets bandied around a lot these days, but really in the R&B world they don't get much more 'super' than this particular group. As you will come to learn as I progress through my list, I'm an unashamed Keith Sweat fan. He has been plying his trade in the Biz now for around 20 years with a vocal style that is (.....whats a good word......) distinctive, while still being accessible. Personally, I love it and his consistency really is something to admire in this day of one album wonders. So when Keith got together with Johnny Gill, one of the best voices to grace a contemporary R&B album in the last 20 years and Gerald Levert, someone even more prolific than Keith himself, to form LSG, I was there with bells on.The fact that after that gushing intro, this album ended up at number 189 might tell you something. There are a lot of things to like to be sure. 'Round & Round' and 'My Body' are quality tracks. Unfortunately, as often happens, outside producers were brought into the mix to provide some singles (Puffy and JD, i'm looking at you) and the results were less than spectacular. They aren't bad songs per se, but they weren't what I wanted from an album of these three artists. Still, it's Keith Sweat. And Johnny Gill. And Gerald Levert. So it's on the list.
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Bonus: And heres the second album 'LSG2' for the same reason. RIP Gerald Levert.
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