LeVert is a
danceThis article is about dance music in general. You may also be looking for electronic dance music or dance-pop.Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
group, formed in
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
in
1984This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.-Events:*January 21 - "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40....
, comprising
SeanSean Levert was an American R&B singer.-Biography:Levert was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was the son of Eddie Levert, the lead singer of The O'Jays. He formed the trio LeVert with older brother Gerald Levert and childhood friend Marc Gordon; together they scored several smash hits on the U.S. R&B...
and
Gerald LevertGerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
, the sons of O'Jays founder
Eddie LevertEddie Levert is an American singer, and is the lead vocalist of the soul/funk/R&B vocal group, The O'Jays.Levert was born in Bessemer, Alabama, but was raised in Canton, Ohio. While attending high school, he met buddies Walter Williams, Bill Isles, Bobby Massey, and William Powell...
, as well as Marc Gordon.
In
1985-January-March:*January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Huey...
, the group released their debut
albumAn album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...
,
I Get Hot, which included tracks whose vocals drew strong comparisons to those of Sean and Gerald Levert's father Eddie.
Bloodline followed in 1986, and included the band's first big R&B hit with (Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind, a track that went all the way to number one.
LeVert is a
danceThis article is about dance music in general. You may also be looking for electronic dance music or dance-pop.Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
group, formed in
OhioOhio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...
in
1984This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.-Events:*January 21 - "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40....
, comprising
SeanSean Levert was an American R&B singer.-Biography:Levert was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was the son of Eddie Levert, the lead singer of The O'Jays. He formed the trio LeVert with older brother Gerald Levert and childhood friend Marc Gordon; together they scored several smash hits on the U.S. R&B...
and
Gerald LevertGerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
, the sons of O'Jays founder
Eddie LevertEddie Levert is an American singer, and is the lead vocalist of the soul/funk/R&B vocal group, The O'Jays.Levert was born in Bessemer, Alabama, but was raised in Canton, Ohio. While attending high school, he met buddies Walter Williams, Bill Isles, Bobby Massey, and William Powell...
, as well as Marc Gordon.
Biography
In
1985-January-March:*January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Huey...
, the group released their debut
albumAn album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...
,
I Get Hot, which included tracks whose vocals drew strong comparisons to those of Sean and Gerald Levert's father Eddie.
Bloodline followed in 1986, and included the band's first big R&B hit with (Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind, a track that went all the way to number one. However, the band's next album,
1987See also:Record labels established in 1987-Events:*January - Steve "Silk" Hurley's innovative "Jack Your Body" becomes the first house music record to top the UK singles chart....
's
The Big Throwdown became an even bigger success, on the strength of the hit single "Casanova", which gave the band a crossover hit onto the
pop chartsThe Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, peaking at number 5 in this market and making the UK Top 10. A pair of additional R&B top five singles, "My Forever Love" and "Sweet Sensation," were also released from this album. The band's success continued with their
1988
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.
- Events :
*January 3 - The Cinemax television special Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night, recorded on September 30, 1987 at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, California, USA, is...
follow-up album
Just Coolin'. Both
The Big Throwdown and
Just Coolin' received
gold certificationIn the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
.
Beginning in the
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, Gerald began dividing his time between LeVert, and his
soloIn music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
career, but the band released three more albums, and Rhino Records released a
greatest hitsA greatest hits album is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band...
compilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter...
in
2001See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 - Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
.
Gerald died due to an accidental overdose of over-the-counter and prescription drugs in November 2006., He had been planning a reunion at the time of his death.
The group's reunion plans were still alive, as the group replaced Gerald with Dwight Thompson, a fellow Cleveland native who was a member of R&B group
The Rude Boys-Career:Band members Larry Marcus , Melvin Sephus, and brothers Edward Lee Banks and Joe Little III were discovered by Gerald Levert, who got them signed to Atlantic Records...
, which Levert discovered. Before the group started recording their new album
Levert Dedication, Dwight Thompson left the group to return to the
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replacing Larry Marcus as their fourth member. Levert then brought in fellow Cleveland native Blaq Rose
Sean Levert died at 39 following his brother's death on March 31, 2008, while serving jail time in the
Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2000 census, the population was 1,393,978. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...
Jail for failing to pay
child supportIn family law and government policy, child support or child maintenance is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by an to an for the financial care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated, or in some cases never existed...
. . After the death of
Sean LeVertSean Levert was an American R&B singer.-Biography:Levert was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was the son of Eddie Levert, the lead singer of The O'Jays. He formed the trio LeVert with older brother Gerald Levert and childhood friend Marc Gordon; together they scored several smash hits on the U.S. R&B...
Marc Gordon and Blaq Rose are still planning to release their new album.
Albums
- 1985: I Get Hot (Tempre)
- 1986: Bloodline (Atlantic
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm & blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
) - US R&B #8
- 1987: The Big Throwdown (Atlantic) - US Pop #32, US R&B #3
- 1988: Just Coolin' (Atlantic) - US Pop #79, US R&B #6
- 1990: Rope a Dope Style (Atlantic) - US Pop #122, US R&B #9
- 1993: For Real Tho' (Atlantic) - US Pop #35, US R&B #5
- 1997: Whole Scenario (Atlantic) - US Pop # 49, US R&B #10
- 2001: The Best of LeVert (Rhino)
- 2009: Levert Dedication II
Singles
- 1985: "I'm Still" - US R&B #70
- 1986: "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind" - US R&B #1
- 1986: "Let's Go Out Tonight" - US R&B #14
- 1987: "Fascination" - US R&B #26
- 1987: "Casanova" - US #5, US R&B #1, UK #9
- 1987: "My Forever Love" - US R&B #2
- 1988: "Sweet Sensation" - US R&B #4
- 1988: "Addicted to You" - US R&B #1
- 1988: "Pull Over" - US R&B #2
- 1989: "Just Coolin'
"Just Coolin" is a 1989 single collaborated by Levert and Heavy D. The single peaked at number one on the Hot Black singles chart, becoming Heavy D's only number one hit, and Levert's fourth number one. . Although the single did not make the Hot 100, it peaked at number nineteen on the dance...
" (feat. Heavy D) - US R&B #1
- 1989: "Gotta Get the Money" - US R&B #4
- 1989: "Smilin'" - US R&B #16
- 1990: "Rope a Dope Style" - US R&B #7
- 1990: "All Season" - US R&B #4
- 1991: "For the Love of Money
"For the Love of Money" is a soul/funk song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Anthony Jackson; and recorded by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays for the album Ship Ahoy. Produced by Gamble and Huff for Philadelphia International Records, "For the Love of Money" was issued as a single in...
/Living for the City"Living for the City" is a 1973 hit single by Stevie Wonder for the Tamla label, from his Innervisions album. Reaching #8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and #1 on the R&B chart, the record is driven by a slow bass synth groove that manages to exude a certain amount of tension, an appropriate...
" (with Troop----Troop is an R&B group from Pasadena, California. TROOP has had four number one singles and ten top ten singles on the Billboard R&B Charts. They have also completed five albums, which include three certified gold and one certified platinum album...
& Queen LatifahDana Elaine Owens , better known by her stage name Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, singer, model, and CoverGirl...
) - US R&B #12
- 1991: "Baby I'm Ready" - US R&B #1
- 1991: "Get a Little Love" - US R&B #63
- 1993: "Good Ol' Days" - US Pop #78, US R&B #12
- 1993: "ABC-123" - US Pop #46, US R&B #5
- 1993: "Do the Thangs" - US R&B #41
- 1997: "True Dat" - US R&B #52
- 1997: "Sorry Is" - US R&B #33