Keep It Goin' On

Keep It Goin' On
Studio album by Hi-Five
Released	August 11, 1992
Recorded	October, 1991– April, 1992
Genre	R&B, New Jack Swing, Soul
Length	42:13
Label	Jive
Producer	Timmy Allen, R. Kelly, Vincent Herbert, Kiyamma Griffin, Eric Foster White, Carl Bourelly
Hi-Five chronology
Hi-Five (1990) Keep It Goin' On (1992) Faithful (1993)
Singles from Keep It Goin' On
"She's Playing Hard to Get" Released: August 3, 1992 "Quality Time" Released: November 29, 1992

Keep It Goin' On is the second studio album by the American band Hi-Five.^[1] Released on August 11, 1992 by Jive Records, The lead single "She's Playing Hard to Get" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B singles chart.^[2][3][4]

Background

"She's Playing Hard to Get" is the first single from this album.^[5] The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B singles chart.^[6][7][8][9] The album is notable for featuring the first recorded appearance of singer Faith Evans, who made her debut as a background singer on the song "She Said".^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She's Playing Hard to Get"	Timmy Allen, William Walton	4:35
2.	"Quality Time"	R. Kelly	4:42
3.	"She Said"	Daymin Miley, Sonia Allen, Timmy Allen	4:58
4.	"Fly Away"	Vincent Herbert, Kiyamma Griffin	5:39
5.	"A Little Bit Older Now"	R. Kelly	4:45
6.	"Mary, Mary"	Eric Foster White	4:17
7.	"Let's Get It Started (Keep It Goin' On)"	R. Kelly	4:32
8.	"Video Girl"	R. Kelly	4:12
9.	"Whenever You Say"	Carl Bourelly, William Walton	5:01

She's Playing Hard To Get

The song is featured on

• 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 [Universal 2013] (Universal Music)^[11][12]

Personnel

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 D-Nice: additional drum programming Carl Bourelly: keyboards, producer Jean-Paul Bourelly: guitar Faith Evans: 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: 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

References

1. Keep It Goin' On Review | Music Reviews and News | EW.com
2. "SoulBounce's Class Of 1992: Hi-Five 'Keep It Goin' On'" November 12, 2012 Obtained 02JUN2013
3. Hi-Five's Tony Thompson Dies At 31 | Billboard
4. Hi-Five - Chart history | Billboard
5. Keep It Goin' On Review | Music Reviews and News | EW.com
6. "SoulBounce's Class Of 1992: Hi-Five 'Keep It Goin' On'" November 12, 2012 Obtained 02JUN2013
7. Hi-Five's Tony Thompson Dies At 31 | Billboard
8. Hi-Five - Chart history | Billboard
9. Maturing Hi-five Deserves A Big Hand - Sun Sentinel
10. Aliya S. King, Faith Evans (2008). Keep The Faith: A Memoir. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0446199508. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
12. All Music - Hi-Five - She's Playing Hard To Get

External links

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