Private Line (album)

Private Line
Studio album by Gerald Levert
Released	October 15, 1991
Studio	Right Tracks (Cleveland, Ohio) Soundworks (New York City, New York)
Genre	R&B
Length	61:53
Label	EastWest
Producer	Marc Gordon Gerald Levert Edwin "Tony" Nicholas
Gerald Levert chronology
Private Line (1991) Groove On (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Private Line is the debut solo album by Gerald Levert, following his tenure with the group LeVert. It was released by EastWest Records on October 15, 1991, in the United States. The album reached number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums where it spent two weeks atop in 1992. Private Line also topped the Top Heatseekers album chart and peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200. It spawned four singles: the title track, "School Me," "Can U Handle It" and "Baby Hold On to Me," the last of which is a duet with his father, Eddie Levert.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Private Line"	Gerald Levert Edwin "Tony" Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	5:41
2.	"School Me"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	5:55
3.	"Baby Hold On to Me" (duet with Eddie Levert)	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	5:42
4.	"Can You Handle It"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:50
5.	"Shootin' the Breeze"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:16
6.	"I Wanna Be Bad"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:43
7.	"Just a Little Something"	Levert Marc Gordon	Levert Gordon	5:41
8.	"Hurting for You"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	6:02
9.	"Just Because I'm Wrong"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:42
10.	"Hugs & Kisses"	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:12
11.	"You Oughta Be with Me"	Levert Gordon	Levert Gordon	4:37
12.	"Private Line" (Radio Club Remix)	Levert Nicholas	Levert Nicholas	4:55

Personnel

• Gerald Levert – vocals, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
• Marc Gordon – keyboards (1, 7, 11), keyboard programming (1, 7, 11), sequencing (1, 7, 11), drums (1, 7, 11)
• Edwin "Tony" Nicholas – keyboards (1–6, 8–10), keyboard programming (1–6, 8–10), sequencing (1–6, 8–10), drums (1–6, 8–10)
• Randy Bowland – guitars (2–7, 9–11)
• Cliff Colson – bass guitar (2, 3, 7)
• Bill Ransom – percussion (5)
• Russell Thompson – saxophone (2)
• John Brinson – string arrangements (7, 8)
• Eddie Levert – vocals (3)

Production

• Gerald Levert – producer and arrangements
• Edwin Nicholas – producer and arrangements (1–6, 8–12)
• Marc Gordon – producer and arrangements (7, 11)
• Martin Van Blockson – mixing (1), additional producer (12), remixing (12)
• Stephen Seltzer – engineer (1–5, 9, 12)
• Merlin Bobb – mixing (1–5, 9, 12)
• Peter Tokar – mix engineer (6–8, 10, 11)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position US Billboard 200 [2] 48 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [4] 2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1992 (U.S.)

References

1. Private Line review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
2. "Gerald Levert Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
3. "Gerald Levert Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
4. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
5. "American album certifications – Gerald Levert – Private Line". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 7, 2020.