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LeVert Songs
LeVert was an American R&B vocal group from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Formed in 1983, LeVert was composed of Sean and Gerald Levert (sons of Eddie Levert, founder and lead singer of R&B/Soul vocal group O'Jays) and Marc Gordon.Wells, Chris (1986) "It's in the Blood", ''Echoes'', 8 November 1986, p. 5 Biography The group released their first single, "I'm Still", for Harry Coombes's Tempre label. In 1985, they released their debut album, ''I Get Hot'', which included tracks whose vocals drew strong comparisons to Sean and Gerald Levert's father Eddie. ''Bloodline'' followed in 1986, and this album included the band's first big R&B hit " (Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind", a track that went all the way to Number One. However, the band's next album, 1987's ''The Big Throwdown'' became an even bigger success, on the strength of the Number One R&B hit "Casanova", which gave them a crossover hit on the pop chart (number 5) and also a UK Top 10. A pair of additional R&B Top F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. maritime border with Canada, northeast of Cincinnati, northeast of Columbus, and approximately west of Pennsylvania. The largest city on Lake Erie and one of the major cities of the Great Lakes region, Cleveland ranks as the 54th-largest city in the U.S. with a 2020 population of 372,624. The city anchors both the Greater Cleveland metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area (CSA). The CSA is the most populous in Ohio and the 17th largest in the country, with a population of 3.63 million in 2020, while the MSA ranks as 34th largest at 2.09 million. Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River by General Moses Cleaveland, after whom the city was named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Jays
The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles. The O'Jays made their first chart appearance with the minor hit "Lonely Drifter" in 1963, but reached their greatest level of success once Gamble & Huff, a team of producers and songwriters, signed them to their Philadelphia International label in 1972. With Gamble & Huff, the O'Jays (now a trio after the departure of Isles and Massey) emerged at the forefront of Philadelphia soul with " Back Stabbers" (1972), and topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the following year with "Love Train". Several other US R&B hits followed, and the O'Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Career The group was formed in Canton, Ohio, in 1958 while its members were attending Canton McKinley High School. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RIAA Certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets.RIAA certification criteria Retrieved on September 11, 2006 Other countries have similar awards (see music recording certification). Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the must first request certification. The audit is conducted against net shipments after returns (most often an artist's royalty s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Soul Train Music Awards
The 1989 Soul Train Music Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and aired live in select cities on April 13, 1989 (and was later syndicated in other areas), honoring the best in R&B, soul, rap, jazz, and gospel music from the previous year. The show was hosted by Patti LaBelle, Ahmad Rashad and Dionne Warwick. Special awards Heritage Award for Career Achievement * Michael Jackson Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year * Michael Jackson Winners and nominees Winners are in bold text. Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year – Male * Bobby Brown – ''Don't Be Cruel'' ** Bobby McFerrin – '' Simple Pleasures'' ** Al B. Sure – ''In Effect Mode'' ** Luther Vandross – '' Any Love'' Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year – Female * Anita Baker – '' Giving You the Best That I Got'' ** Tracy Chapman – ''Tracy Chapman'' ** Sade – ''Stronger Than Pride'' ** Vanessa Williams – '' The Right Stuff'' Best R&B/Urban Contemp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Coolin' (album)
''Just Coolin is the fourth album by the R&B group LeVert, released in 1988. Production The group wrote and produced the entire album, the first time they had done so. Critical reception ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' wrote that "the beats are bigger, the funk is deeper, and LeVert seems in the process of reinventing its whole sound." ''USA Today'' called the album the group's best to date, and praised the "delicious" ballads. Track listing #"Pull Over" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:07 #" Just Coolin'" (feat. Heavy D) - (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:19 #"Gotta Get the Money" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:45 #"Take Your Time" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:04 #"Join in the Fun" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 3:28 #"Let's Get Romantic" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:23 #"Feel Real" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:52 #"Smilin'" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:18 #"Start Me up Again" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:18 #"Loveable" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:23 #" Addicted to You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a private company limited by shares jointly owned by BPI and ERA. The Chart Information Network (CIN) took over as compilers of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casanova (LeVert Song)
"Casanova" is a 1987 single by American R&B vocal group LeVert, written and produced by Reggie Calloway. It reached number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart and number nine on the UK Singles Chart, LeVert's only Top Ten (and Top-40) on either chart. It was the first new jack swing song to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Black Singles chart. It topped the chart for two weeks, becoming the group's second number-one. It has become a standard number for New Orleans brass bands following its popularization by the Rebirth Brass Band. The song is featured in 1987's '' The Pick-Up Artist'', starring Robert Downey Jr. and Molly Ringwald, and appears on the soundtrack album of the Whoopi Goldberg movie ''Fatal Beauty'', released the same year. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Ultimate Kaos version British boy band Ultimate Kaos Ultimate Kaos (stylised as Ultimate KAOS) were a British boyband from the 1990s, who were formed by Simon Cowell. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Throwdown
''The Big Throwdown'' is the third album by Cleveland, Ohio-based R&B group LeVert. Reception Released in 1987, led by the number one R&B and top five Pop single, "Casanova", this album would go ahead and chart at number three on the Billboard R&B Albums charts. Track listing #"Casanova" (Reggie Calloway) 6:25 #"Good Stuff" (Gerald Levert, Tommie Miller) 4:20 #"Don't U Think It's Time" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:28 #"My Forever Love" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:35 #"Love the Way U Love Me" (Marc Gordon) 4:42 #"Sweet Sensation" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:20 #"In N Out" (Gerald Levert, Sean Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:30 #"Temptation" (Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Joel Davis, Gloria Larson) 8:48 #"Throwdown" (Gerald Levert, Sean Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:16 Personnel *Gerald Levert - Lead and Backing Vocals *Sean Levert Sean Edward Levert (September 28, 1968 – March 30, 2008) was an American singer-songwriter and actor. Levert was best known as a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind
''Bloodline'' is the second album by the R&B group LeVert, released in 1986. It was their first album for Atlantic Records. The album reached number eight on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. Critical reception The ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that "this trio is fully committed to melody and feeling, making for an effective update of the sweet sounds associated with the street harmonizing the O'Jays themselves started with more than 25 years ago." Track listing #" (Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:54 #"Fascination" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon, James Mtume) 4:29 #"Pose" (Wilmer Raglin, Jr., William F. Zimmermann) 6:12 #"I Start You Up, You Turn Me On" (James Mtume) 4:31 #"Kiss and Make Up" - (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:45 #"Let's Go Out Tonight" (Gerald LeVert) 5:17 #"Grip" (Gerald LeVert) 5:57 #"Looking for Love" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:17 Personnel LeVert *Gerald LeVert - Keyboards, Lead and Backing Vocals *Sean LeVert - Percuss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R&B Chart
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 positions but was shortened to 50 positions in October 2012. The chart is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and funk, it is today dominated by contemporary R&B and hip hop. Since its inception, the chart has changed its name many times in order to accurately reflect the industry at the time. History Beginning in 1942, ''Billboard'' published a chart of bestselling black music, first as the Harlem Hit Parade, then as Race Records. Then in 1949, ''Billboard'' began publishing a Rhythm and Blues chart, which entered "R&B" into mainstream lexicon. These three charts were consolidated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodline (LeVert Album)
''Bloodline'' is the second album by the R&B group LeVert, released in 1986. It was their first album for Atlantic Records. The album reached number eight on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. Critical reception The ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that "this trio is fully committed to melody and feeling, making for an effective update of the sweet sounds associated with the street harmonizing the O'Jays themselves started with more than 25 years ago." Track listing #" (Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:54 #"Fascination" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon, James Mtume) 4:29 #"Pose" (Wilmer Raglin, Jr., William F. Zimmermann) 6:12 #"I Start You Up, You Turn Me On" (James Mtume) 4:31 #"Kiss and Make Up" - (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:45 #"Let's Go Out Tonight" (Gerald LeVert) 5:17 #"Grip" (Gerald LeVert) 5:57 #"Looking for Love" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:17 Personnel LeVert *Gerald LeVert - Keyboards, Lead and Backing Vocals *Sean LeVert - Percuss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
