Groove On

Groove On
Groove On
Studio album by Gerald Levert
Released	September 6, 1994
Studio	Digital Tekniques, Sigma Sound Studios and Studio 4 Recording (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Midtown Media Studio (Cincinnati, Ohio); Palace Studios (Shaker Heights, Ohio); Vanguard Studios (Detroit, Michigan); Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, California); Larrabee Sound Studios and Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California); Record Plant (Los Angeles, California);
Length	61:52
Label	EastWest
Producer	Greg Charley; David Foster ; Marc Gordon ; Gerald Levert; Dwain Mitchell; Edwin "Tony" Nicholas;
Gerald Levert chronology

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Groove On is the second studio album by Gerald Levert. It was released by EastWest Records on September 6, 1994, in the United States. The follow-up to Levert's debut album, Private Line (1991), it reached number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 18 on the US Billboard 200. The first single from the album was the David Foster produced "I'd Give Anything", a cover of the 1993 song that was originally recorded by short lived country music group Boy Howdy.^[1] It was Levert's second top 40 crossover hit. The music video for the second single "How Many Times" was directed by actress Jada Pinkett.^[2] Two more singles included "Can't Help Myself" and "Answering Service".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Groove On"	Gerald Levert Marc Gordon	Levert Marc G.	4:08
2.	"Rock Me (All Night Long)"	Levert Edwin "Tony" Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	5:16
3.	"Let the Juices Flow"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:59
4.	"I'd Give Anything"	Chris Farren Vince Melamed Jeffrey Steele	David Foster	4:11
5.	"Answering Service"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	5:29
6.	"It's Your Turn"	Greg Charley	Charley	4:31
7.	"How Many Times"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	6:26
8.	"Can't Help Myself"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	5:23
9.	"Have Mercy"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	5:21
10.	"Same Place, Same Time"	Levert Dwain Mitchell Gerard Labeaud James Labeaud Eddie Levert	Levert Mitchell	4:56
11.	"Nice & Wet"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:46

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Love Street"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	6:16

Personnel

Gerald Levert – vocals, backing vocals (1-3, 5, 7-12), arrangements (1-3, 5, 7-12), vocal arrangements (1-3, 5, 7-12)
Marc Gordon – keyboards (1), keyboard programming (1), sequencing (1), drums (1), backing vocals (1), arrangements (1)
Edwin "Tony" Nicholas – keyboards (2, 3, 5, 7-9, 11, 12), keyboard programming (2, 3, 5, 7-9, 11, 12), sequencing (2, 3, 5, 7-9, 11, 12), drums (2, 3, 5, 7-9, 11, 12), arrangements (2, 3, 5, 7-9, 11, 12)
Claude Gaudette – synthesizer programming (4)
Tony Smith – synthesizer programming (4)
Simon Franglen – Synclavier programming (4)
Michael Goods – additional keyboards (5, 7, 8), drum programming (5, 7, 8)
Troy Patterson – additional keyboards (5, 7, 8), drum programming (5, 7, 8)
Greg Charley – all instruments (6)
Michael Thompson – guitars (4)
Randy Bowland – guitars (10)
Dwain Mitchell – drum programming (10), arrangements (10)
David Foster – arrangements (4), string arrangements (4)
William Ross – string arrangements (4)
Warren Wiebe – backing vocals (4)
Richard Chatman – backing vocals (5, 10)
Christopher Kelly – backing vocals (5, 10)
Gerard LaBeaud – backing vocals (5, 10)
James LaBeaud – backing vocals (5, 10)
John Winston – backing vocals (6)

Horns and Strings (Tracks 5, 7, 9 & 12)

Dennis Williams – conductor
Glenn Estrin and Richard Swartz – French horn
Jack Faith – flute (12)
Larry Gold and Mark Ward – cello
Walter Pfeil – harp
Davis Barnett and Ruth Wright – viola
Larry Abramovitz, Bonnie Ayers, Patricia Brown, Olga Konkpelsky, Helen Kwalwasser, Emma Kummrow, Charles Parker Jr., Jean Perrault, Christine Reeves, Barbara Sonies and Greg Temperman – violin

Production

Elizabeth Barrett – art direction, design
Ruven Afanador – photography
Trevel Production Company, Inc. – management, direction

Technical

Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
Craig Carruth – recording (1)
Jim Salamone – recording (1)
Andy Kravitz – mixing (1)
Ron Shaffer – recording (2, 3, 10), mixing (3)
Mike Tarsia – recording (2, 5, 7-12), mixing (2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12)
David Reitzas – recording (4)
Mick Guzauski – mixing (4)
Arthur Stoppe – recording (5, 7, 9, 12)
Pete Tokar – recording (5, 7-9, 11)
Troy Patterson – mixing (5, 7, 8)
Dwayne Jones – recording (6), assistant mix engineer (6)
Gerard Smerek – mix engineer (6)
Greg Charley – mixing (6)
John Winston – mixing (6)
Mark Demartini – recording (10)
Dirk Grobelby – mix assistant (1)
Gordon Rice – recording assistant (2, 3, 5, 7, 9-12), recording (8), mix assistant (8, 9, 11, 12)
Paul Smith – recording assistant (2, 3, 10, 12), mix assistant (2, 3, 7, 12)
Brandon Harris – assistant engineer (4)
Felipe Elgueta – additional engineer (4)
Matt Steward – recording assistant (6)
Paul Hammond – recording assistant (10)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 ^[3]	18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	40
Chart (1995)	Position
US Billboard 200^[6]	199
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	30

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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↑ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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