

The title track (a duet with Jacci McGhee) followed "I Want Her", making the #2 R&B spot, while "Don't Stop Your Love" and "Something Just Ain't Right" were also major top ten hits on the Billboard R&B charts. The album's biggest hit was "I Want Her", a #5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first #1 R&B hit for Sweat. Make It Last Forever was one of the earliest R&B albums to showcase the up-and-coming new jack swing sound, as it was mostly produced by Sweat himself and music producer Teddy Riley. Released on November 24, 1987, the album went to #1 on the Top R&B Albums chart for three weeks (and topped the Billboard Year-End R&B chart for 1988), and #15 on the Billboard 200. It was recorded at INS Recording and Power Play Studios in New York City. Make It Last Forever is the debut album of American R&B recording artist Keith Sweat.Na albu spolupracoval Teddy Riley, což je producent, který s společně s -m zpopularizoval cross-overový R&B žánr, který se později stal new jack swingem. Album se umístilo na první pozici žebříčku Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums a na pátou pozici popového žebříčku Billboard 200. Make It Last Forever je 3x platinové album amerického R&B zpěváka a producenta Keitha Sweata.
