LeVert

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LeVert
Origin Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
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Years active1983–1997
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LeVert was an American R&B vocal group from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. [1] Formed in 1983, LeVert was composed of Sean and Gerald Levert (sons of Eddie Levert, founder and lead singer of R&B/Soul vocal group O'Jays) and Marc Gordon. [2] [3]

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Biography

The group released their first single, "I'm Still", for Harry Coombes's Tempre label. [2] In 1985, they released their debut album, I Get Hot , which included tracks whose vocals drew strong comparisons to Sean and Gerald Levert's father Eddie. [1] Bloodline followed in 1986, and this album included the band's first big R&B hit "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind", a track that went all the way to Number One. [1] However, the band's next album, 1987's The Big Throwdown became an even bigger success, on the strength of the Number One R&B hit "Casanova", which gave them a crossover hit on the pop chart (number 5) and also a UK Top 10. [4]

A pair of additional R&B Top Five singles were also released from this album: "My Forever Love" and "Sweet Sensation". The band's success continued with their 1988 follow-up album Just Coolin' , which was nominated for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album for the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards. Both The Big Throwdown and Just Coolin' received gold certification. [1] Beginning in the 1990s, Gerald began dividing his time between LeVert, and his solo career, [1] but the band went on to release three more albums, and Rhino Records released a greatest hits album in 2001.

Gerald Levert died of a heart attack in November 2006. [5] Sean Levert died in March 2008. [6] [7]

Discography

Studio albums

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