Love & Consequences

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Love & Consequences
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 1998
Length63:56
Label EastWest
Producer
Gerald Levert chronology
Groove On
(1994)
Love & Consequences
(1998)
G
(1999)
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Love & Consequences is the third studio album by the American R&B singer Gerald Levert. It was released on July 21, 1998, on East West Records. In addition to his longtime collaborator, Edwin "Tony" Nicholas, Levert worked with more writers and producers including R. Kelly, Joe Little III of The Rude Boys (whom Levert discovered) and Darrell "Delite" Allamby. A commercial success, it peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard 200 and at number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, while receiving a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Sense" (featuring Ken Dawg & Layzie Bone)
  • Gerald Levert
  • Edwin "Tony" Nicholas
  • Steven Howse
  • Ken Dawg
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:51
2."Thinkin' Bout It"
Allamby6:31
3."Point the Finger" (featuring Sean Levert)
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:30
4."Breaking My Heart"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Flavahood
  • Big Baby
  • Suga Mike
4:26
5."That's The Way I Feel About You" (featuring Mary J. Blige) Bobby Womack
5:10
6."It's Your Turn"
  • Levert
  • Little
5:30
7."No I'm Not the Blame"
  • Seal
  • Allstar
4:25
8."No Man's Land"
  • Levert
  • Little
  • Nicarlo Williams
  • Levert
  • Little
4:56
9."Men Like Us" R. Kelly R. Kelly4:44
10."Taking Everything"
Allamby5:25
11."What About Me"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:36
12."Definition of a Man"LevertLevert4:27
13."Humble Me" (featuring Lemicah Levert)
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:25

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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