Just Coolin' (album)

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Just Coolin'
Levert - Just Coolin album cover.jpg
Studio album by
LeVert
ReleasedOctober 1988
Recorded1988
Genre R&B
Length49:49
Label Atlantic [1]
Producer LeVert
LeVert chronology
The Big Throwdown
(1987)		Just Coolin'
(1988)		 Rope a Dope Style
(1990)
Singles from Just Coolin'
  1. "Addicted to You"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Pull Over"
    Released: 1988
  3. "Just Coolin'"
    Released: 1989
  4. "Gotta Get the Money"
    Released: 1989
  5. "Smilin'"
    Released: 1989

Just Coolin' is the fourth album by the R&B group LeVert, released in 1988. [2]

Contents

Production

The group wrote and produced the entire album, the first time they had done so. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "the beats are bigger, the funk is deeper, and LeVert seems in the process of reinventing its whole sound." [7] USA Today called the album the group's best to date, and praised the "delicious" ballads. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Pull Over" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) - 4:07
  2. "Just Coolin'" (feat. Heavy D) (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) - 4:19
  3. "Gotta Get the Money" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon)) - 4:45
  4. "Take Your Time" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) - 5:04
  5. "Join in the Fun" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) - 3:28
  6. "Let's Get Romantic" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) - 4:23
  7. "Feel Real" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) - 5:52
  8. "Smilin'" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) - 4:18
  9. "Start Me up Again" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) - 4:18
  10. "Loveable" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) - 5:23
  11. "Addicted to You" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon, Eddie LeVert Sr.) - 3:52

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [8] 79
Billboard Top Soul Albums [8] 6

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [9]
US
R&B
1988"Addicted to You"1
"Pull Over"2
1989"Just Coolin'"1
"Gotta Get the Money"4
"Smilin'"16

References

  1. ↑ "Jet's Top 20 Singles". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. April 3, 1989.
  2. ↑ "LeVert | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. 1 2 Jones IV, James T. (December 1, 1988). "Pop". USA Today. p. 4D.
  4. ↑ "Just Coolin' - LeVert | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 194.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Connie (January 15, 1989). "LeVert". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 86.
  7. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 421.
  8. 1 2 "LeVert US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  9. ↑ "LeVert US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
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