LeVert racked up hit singles such 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”. Before adding “Roman Numeral” II to the LeVert brand as in LEVERT II, the original group was comprised of Marc Gordon, Gerald and Sean Levert. 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. And during that time, one of the most successful and endearing powerhouses was the R&B trio LeVert.įormed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1984, LeVert was a dominant force on the music charts and created a successful blueprint for urban male groups. Nimitr Sarikanada – mastering at Masterworks Recording, Inc.The mid 80’s and 90’s were great years for R&B/Soul music and produced some of the most beloved and talented male groups.Adam Silverman – recording assistant (2-7, 9).Scott McMinn – recording assistant (2-7, 9).Russ Bracher – assistant mix engineer (8).Steve Moeller – assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9).Donnie Kraft – assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9).Rob Harvey – assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9).Jim Greene – assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9).Elmer Flores – assistant mix engineer (1).Vincent Calloway – co-producer (1, 8), assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9).Reggie Calloway – producer (1, 8), assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9).Dwayne Simon – additional backing vocals.Donald Murphy – additional backing vocals.Billy Terrell – string and bell arrangements (1-6, 8, 9), additional synthesizer and string arrangements, conductor.Robert Cunningham – guitars (2, 3, 5-7, 9).Johnny "T" Jones – additional guitars (1, 8).Jim Salamone – Fairlight programming and sampling, percussion (5).Mark Rossi – additional synthesizers, strings.Dan Rodowicz – additional synthesizers, strings. ![]() Craig Cooper – arrangements (1-6, 8, 9), keyboards (2-6, 9), drum programming (2-7, 9).David Ervin – keyboards (1, 8), drums (1, 8).Marc Gordon – backing vocals, keyboards (2-7), string and bell arrangements (7), arrangements, vocal arrangements.Sean Levert – backing vocals, vocal arrangements.Gerald Levert – lead vocals, backing vocals, drum programming (7), arrangements, vocal arrangements."Throwdown" (Gerald Levert, Sean Levert, Marc Gordon) - 4:16."Temptation" ( Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Joel Davis, Gloria Larson) - 8:48."In N Out" (Gerald Levert, Sean Levert, Marc Gordon) - 4:30."Sweet Sensation" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) - 4:20."Love the Way U Love Me" (Marc Gordon) - 4:42."My Forever Love" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) - 4:35."Don't U Think It's Time" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) - 4:28."Good Stuff" ( Gerald Levert, Tommie Miller) - 4:20.Released in 1987, led by the number one R&B and top five Pop single, " Casanova", this album would go ahead and chart at number three on the Billboard R&B Albums charts. ![]() Reception Professional ratings Review scores The Big Throwdown is the third album by Cleveland, Ohio-based R&B group LeVert.
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