Keep It Goin' On

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. It is the first studio album to feature newcomer Treston Irby (who is a native of The Bronx, New York and had previously marked his debut appearance with the group in the music videos and on singles from their previous album). These singles from their previous album include: I Can't Wait Another Minute, I Like the Way (The Kissing Game), and the remix version of "Just Another Girlfriend". Also, Keep It Goin' On is the final album to include both 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). ^[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

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

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

References

External links

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

Hi-Five

Marcus Sanders Treston Irby Shannon Gill Faruq Evans Billy Covington Tony Thompson Terrence Murphy Russell Neal Roderick Clark Toriano Easley Deion Braxton Darrell Payne Dre Ramseur

Albums	Hi-Five Keep It Goin' On Faithful The Return

Compilations	Greatest Hits

Singles	"I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" "I Can't Wait Another Minute" "She's Playing Hard to Get" "Unconditional Love"

R. Kelly

Discography Production Discography Videography Awards and nominations

Studio albums	12 Play R. Kelly R. TP-2.com Chocolate Factory Happy People/U Saved Me TP.3 Reloaded Double Up Untitled Love Letter Write Me Back Black Panties The Buffet 12 Nights of Christmas

Collaboration albums	Born into the 90's (with Public Announcement) The Best of Both Worlds (with Jay Z) Unfinished Business (with Jay Z)

Mixtape	The Demo Tape (Gangsta Grillz)

Remix albums	Remix City, Vol. 1

Compilation albums	The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 My Diary Playlist: The Very Best of R. Kelly Epic The Essential R. Kelly

Official tours	The Best Of Both Worlds Tour The Light It Up Tour Love Letter Tour

Filmography	Trapped in the Closet R. Kelly Live the Light It Up Tour

Trapped in the Closet	Trapped in the Closet Chapter 1 Chapters 1–12 Chapters 13–22 Chapters 23–33 Trapped in the Closet: The Movie Trapped in the Closet: The Book "Trapped in the Closet" (South Park) "Trapped in the Drive-Thru"

Bibliography	Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me Trapped in the Closet: The Book

Related articles	Discography Production discography Videography Songs Unreleased songs List of R. Kelly tours Rockland Records (own label) Public Announcement Aaliyah Andrea Kelly Joann Kelly

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