The pieces started falling into place for LeVert, with an appearance on Soul Train with Don Cornelius and their single “I’m Still” on the Billboard R&B Soul charts, definitely helped fuel the fire. Tired of the rejection from major labels, Eddiedecided to push the guys independent, so he teamed up with a good friend & former Philly International Records Exec, Harry Coombs and released the first LeVert album “I Get Hot” on Tempre Records. The group would spend long days and sleepless nights in the basement writing songs, recording and practicing their dance moves but LeVert’s road to stardom was not paved with industry hook-ups or doors that magically flew open because of their name, in fact, the group was turned down by every label Gerald’s father, Eddie Levert, presented it to… but the young LeVert group remained focused on making that dream, a reality. The group’s founding members, Marc and Gerald always knew that music was their destiny and LeVert became its own reckoning. LeVert racked up hit singlessuch as “(Pop Pop Pop) Goes My Mind”, “Casanova”, “Baby I’m Ready”, “Addicted To You”, which featured in Eddie Murphy’s hit movie, “Coming To America” and “Just Coolin” the first R&B group & song to feature a rapper, Heavy D. The trio hit popular mainstay through urban radio delivering a string of HOT records such as “I Get Hot”, “Bloodline”, “The Big Throwdown”, “Just Coolin”, “Rope a Dope Style”, For Real Tho” and “Whole Scenario”. The trio’s formula of combining soulful ballads and up-tempo beats with catchy hooks produced a dynamic catalog of music to be enjoyed for many years to come. Marc Gordon, Gerald and Sean Levert. \Formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1984, LeVertwas a dominant force on the music chartsand created a successful blueprint for urban male groups. Meanwhile, Marc & Gerald started developing their songwriting skills and after many failed attempts of trying to impress Gerald’s father,Įddie Levert, finally heard something that caught his ear and took, Marc, Gerald & Sean to the studio Shortly after, Marc’s mother, took him to visit her friend, where he met Gerald & Sean Levert, they instantly connected & rehearsed everyday possible thereafter, High, Marc picked up Viola,Trombone & ultimately, Piano, where he learned primarily by ear, all the songs on the radio. ranks among its best." USA Today wrote that "Gerald's rugged baritone is sounding more like his dad's every day.Born at Mc Donald House, on Cleveland’s East side, Marc fell in love with music at an early age, officially started his musical journey at prospect elementary school, playing Violinīut by Jr. The Baltimore Sun wrote that "Gerald Levert's lead vocals don't just underscore the music's emotional content they also reinforce the rhythm." The Washington Post thought that "Gerald is singing better than ever, which is one of the reasons why the trio's latest album. Gordon began working on For Real Tho' while Gerald was promoting his 1991 solo album. The album was produced by Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on June 9, 1993. "ABC-123" was the most successful single from the album, peaking at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. Three singles were released from the album: "Good Ol' Days", " ABC-123" and "Do the Thangs". It peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the Billboard R&B chart. For Real Tho' is the sixth studio album by the American contemporary R&B group LeVert, released in 1993 via Atlantic Records.
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