R&B/Soul
United States
Gerald Levert
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About Gerald Levert
Hometown
Canton, OH, United States
Born
July 13, 1966
Genre
R&B/Soul
Son of O’Jays lead vocalist Eddie Levert, Sr., R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Gerald Levert carried on the family tradition with two successful groups—Levert and LSG—and a thriving solo career.
• While still in high school, Levert formed the group Levert with his brother Sean and Marc Gordon. They released their first album, I Get Hot, in 1985.
• The group kicked off a string of four consecutive gold albums with 1987’s The Big Throwdown. The LP features “Casanova,” a No. 1 R&B hit that crossed over to No. 5 on the pop charts.
• By the time they split up in 1995, Levert had notched five No. 1 R&B hits.
• Gerald Levert balanced his work in the group with his own solo output, beginning with 1991’s Private Line, which topped Billboard’s R&B albums chart. The title track was his first of two solo No. 1 R&B singles.
• He also worked as a songwriter and producer for others, including Barry White, Teddy Pendergrass, and New Edition. He collaborated with his father, Eddie, on 1995’s Father and Son album
• Alongside Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill, he formed the R&B supergroup LSG. Their 1997 debut single, “My Body,” topped the R&B charts and crossed over to No. 4 on pop. Each of the group’s two studio albums—1997’s LevertSweatGill and 2003’s LSG2—went Top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
• Levert died in 2006 at the age of 40. In My Songs, his final solo album, was released posthumously in 2007.
Musical InfluencesGerald Levert's musical influences include The Stylistics, Teddy Pendergrass, Otis Redding and more.
Influenced by Gerald LevertGerald Levert has influenced the music of Benjamin Boi, Rap BerryWhite, R. Kelly and more.
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