In My Songs

In My Songs
Studio album by Gerald Levert
Released	February 13, 2007
Recorded	2006 Midtown Multimedia Studio (Cleveland, Ohio) Studio 7303 (Houston, Texas)
Length	51:06
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Gerald Levert Edwin "Tony" Nicholas Travis Milner
Gerald Levert chronology
Do I Speak for the World (2004) In My Songs (2007) Something to Talk About (2007)

In My Songs is the ninth studio album and the first posthumous album by American singer Gerald Levert. It was released posthumously on February 13, 2007, on Atlantic Records. Levert reteamed with longtime collaborator Edwin "Tony" Nicholas to work on the entire album which was completed shortly before his death from an apparent accidental overdose in November 2006. ^[1] In My Songs debuted and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200, becoming his highest-charting effort, and won Levert his first Grammy Award in the Best Traditional R&B Performance for the title track at the 50th awards ceremony.

Track listing

Information taken from the album's liner notes. ^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"In My Songs"	Gerald Levert Eddie Levert Edwin "Tony" Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	5:08
2.	"I Don't Get Down Like That"	G. Levert E. Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	3:51
3.	"DJ Don't"	G. Levert E. Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas Travis Milner [A]	3:28
4.	"Wanna Get Up with You"	G. Levert E. Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	3:29
5.	"Fall Back"	G. Levert E. Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	3:40
6.	"Deep As It Goes"	G. Levert E. Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	5:04
7.	"Hang in There"	G. Levert E. Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:50
8.	"Sweeter"	G. Levert E. Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:41
9.	"What Cha Think About That"	G. Levert E. Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	3:48
10.	"To My Head"	G. Levert E. Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	3:58
11.	"M'Lady"	G. Levert E. Levert Nicholas Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff	Levert Nicholas	3:49
12.	"Is This the Way to Heaven"	G. Levert E. Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:51

Notes

• ^{^[A]} denotes additional producer

Sample credits

• "DJ Don't" contains a replayed sample from "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)" as performed by Snoop Dogg, cNate Dogg, Warren G, and Kurupt. ^[3]
• "Hang in There" contains re-sung lyrics from "Cry for You", as performed by Jodeci. ^[4]
• "M'Lady"contains samples from the recording "Let's Spend Some Time" as performed by Slave. ^[5]

Personnel

• Gerald Levert - lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 7, 10–11), background vocals (1, 3, 7, 10–11), keyboards (10)
• Daris Atkins - additional guitar (track 7)
• Ronald Bookman - recording engineer (track 2)
• Randy Bowland - guitar (track 8)
• Tony Detwiley - guitar (track 1)
• Joe Little III - background vocals (track 10)
• Glen Marchese - audio mixing (tracks 3, 5, 7, 9)
• Manny Marroquin - audio mixing (track 10)
• Marq Moody - recording engineer (track 12, assistant on track 2)
• Edwin "Tony" Nicholas - keyboards (tracks 1–8, 11–12), drum machine (1-6, 8, 10–12), bass guitar (1-2, 12), guitar (5), string arrangement (7-8)
• Russell Thompson - saxophone (track 1)
• Pete Tokar - recording engineer (tracks 1, 3–11, overdubs on tracks 2, 12), audio mixing (1-2, 4, 6, 8, 12), organ played by (1)
• Dennis Williams - string arrangement (track 8)
• Raymond Williams - guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6, 11)
• Raymond Wise - string arrangement (track 7)
• Sherena Wynn - background vocals (track 1)
• Kenny Zahorcak - trumpet (track 1), flugelhorn (1)
• Monica Culpepper - Drum Programming (track 1)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position US Billboard 200 [6] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200 [8] 133 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 20

References

1. "Cleveland". TripSavvy.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
2. Gerald Levert - In My Songs (CD liner notes). Atlantic Records. 100341-2
3. "DJ Don't" Sample of "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/346009/Gerald-Levert-DJ-Don%27t-Snoop-Dogg-Nate-Dogg-Kurupt-Warren-G-Ain%27t-No-Fun-(If-the-Homies-Can%27t-Have-None)/
4. "Hang in There" Sample of "Cry for You". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/346026/Gerald-Levert-Hang-in-There-Jodeci-Cry-for-You/
5. "M'Lady" Sample of "Let's Spend Some Time". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/346015/Gerald-Levert-M%27Lady-Slave-Let%27s-Spend-Some-Time/
6. "Gerald Levert Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
7. "Gerald Levert Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
8. "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
9. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.