''Bloodline'' is the second album by the R&B group
LeVert
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, ...
, released in 1986. It was their first album for
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recor ...
.
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The album reached number eight on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.
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Critical reception
The ''Los Angeles Times
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'' 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
Gerald Edward Levert (July 13, 1966 – November 10, 2006) was an Americans, American singer-songwriter and Music Producer, producer. Levert performed with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon with the R&B vocal group, LeVert. Le ...
, 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
Gerald Edward Levert (July 13, 1966 – November 10, 2006) was an Americans, American singer-songwriter and Music Producer, producer. Levert performed with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon with the R&B vocal group, LeVert. Le ...
– lead vocals, backing vocals, arrangements (1, 7, 8), keyboards (5, 6)
* Sean LeVert – percussion (5, 6)
* Marc Gordon – keyboards (1, 2, 4-6), backing vocals (2, 4), arrangements (8)
Additional Personnel
* Ramsey Embick – keyboards (1)
* William Zimmerman – keyboards (1, 3), arrangements (3)
* James Mtume – keyboards (2, 4), backing vocals (2, 4)
* Dennis Williams – keyboard programming (5, 6), arrangements (5, 6)
* David T. Walker – guitars (1, 3)
* Ed Moore – guitars (2, 4)
* Craig Cooper – guitars (3, 7, 8), keyboards (7, 8)
* Robert Cunningham – guitars (5, 6)
* Mike Ferguson – bass (5, 6)
* Ricky Brown – electric bass (8)
* Ken Johnson – arrangements (1, 7)
* Wilmer Raglin – arrangements (1, 7)
* Paulinho da Costa
Paulinho da Costa (, born Paulo Roberto da Costa on May 31, 1948) is a Brazilian percussionist. Beginning his career as a samba musician in Brazil, he moved to the United States in the early 1970s and worked with Brazilian bandleader Sérgio Me ...
– percussion (3, 7, 8)
* Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (2, 4)
* Tyrone Brunson – backing vocals (2, 4)
* Philip Field – backing vocals (2, 4)
Production
* Ken Johnson – producer (1, 3, 7, 8)
* Wilmer Raglin – producer (1, 3, 7, 8)
* James Mtume – producer (2, 4)
* Eddie Levert – producer (5, 6)
* Marc Gordon – producer (5, 6)
* Gerald Levert – producer (5, 6)
* Gary Dobbins – engineer (1, 3, 7, 8)
* James Dougherty – engineer (2, 4)
* Shameek "The Mix" Gonsalves – engineer (5, 6)
* Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios
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(New York, NY)
* Harry J. Coombs – management
Charts
Singles
References
External links
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1986 albums
LeVert albums
Atlantic Records albums