![]() ![]() © 2010 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. "I always wish that for everybody.Larry Gold, Cello - Gerald Levert, Producer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Additional Arranger, MainArtist, VocalArranger - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mark Ward, Cello - Edwin "Tony" Nicholas, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Keyboards, Writer, Programming, Sequencer Programmer - Dennis Williams, Conductor - Emma Kummrow, Violin - Davis Barnett, Viola - Olga Konapelsky, Violin - Charles Parker Jr., Violin - Christine Reeves, Violin - Walter Pfeil, Harp - Pete Tokar, RecordingEngineer - Barbara Sonies, Violin - Arthur Stoppe, RecordingEngineer - Gordon Rice, Assistant Recording Engineer - Patricia Brown, Violin - Bonnie Ayers, Violin - Jean Perrault, Violin - Ruth Wright, Viola - Lawrence Abramovitz, Violin - TROY PATTERSON, Additional Keyboards, Drum Programmer - MICHAEL GOODS, Additional Keyboards, Drum Programmer - Gerard Labeaud, Backing Vocals - Glenn Estrin, French Horn - Greg Temperman, Violin - Helen Kwalwasser, Violin - James Labeaud, Backing Vocals - Christopher Kelly, Backing Vocals - Richard Swartz, French Horn - Michael Tarsia, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Richart Chatman, Backing Vocals Plans for the next decade or so? "Peace of mind," he says. G is ripe fruit for his loyal fan base, but the ever-moving Gerald Levert has created the work and turned his mind to the future. ![]() I'm at the time in my life where I understand." "And then I'd watch my dad go out and just sing the song, feeling, it, and get three times the reaction I did. "I used to sing these passionate songs and get down on the floor and all that, to let the audience know I was working it," he recalls. Wringing passion from his soulful baritone came naturally, but Gerald found that putting over a song took a bit of study. His earliest memories include mental snapshots of his father wowing audiences with steps and singing. This recording cemented a family tie that turned musical very early in Gerald's life. A pair of number one R&B hits off this recording, and the platinum follow-up album, Groove On - which included the David Foster produced hit single "I'd Give Anything" - led to a number of projects, including the deeply felt Father & Son album, recorded with his dad. Private Line, his debut solo album, was released in 1991. Though he's only 33, Gerald Levert's position in the soul pantheon has already been firmly established. The skills of writing and production partners Darrell "Delite" Allamby and Edwin "Tony" Nicholas are also prominently featured on G. "There's only so many stories you have to really focus and try to give something a new twist, or that personal touch," says the artist, who co-wrote all of the material. Focusing on detail is a critical part of Levert's songwriting process. Classic R&B feels and masterful storytelling permeate this 14-track recording. My music has always evolved."įans looking to check out the current state of his artistic imagination need look no further than G," Levert's new release on the eastwest/Elektra label. "A lot of artists have died on the vine because they became too close-minded. "You always have to be open, and look to what's out there," he says. ![]() Change, according to Levert, is a key part of his game. ![]() Gerald Levert never was one to ride on rep - not the one he's carved for himself as a top tier R&B singer/songwriter, producer and businessman, or the one he inherited from dad Eddie, an original member of O'Jays. ![]()
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