Bloodline (LeVert album)

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Bloodline
Bloodline (LeVert album).jpg
Studio album by
LeVert
Released1986
Recorded1986
GenreR&B
Length42:22
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerKeg Johnson & Wilmer Raglin
James Mtume
Eddie Levert, Gerald LeVert & Marc Gordon
LeVert chronology
I Get Hot
(1985) 		Bloodline
(1986) 		The Big Throwdown
(1987)
Singles from Bloodline
  1. "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Let's Go Out Tonight"
    Released: 1986
  3. "Fascination"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 stars[3]

Bloodline is the second album by the R&B group LeVert, released in 1986.[4] It was their first album for Atlantic Records.[2]

The album reached number eight on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.

Critical reception[]

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "this trio is fully committed to melody and feeling, making for an effective update of the sweet sounds associated with the street harmonizing the O'Jays themselves started with more than 25 years ago."[5]

Track listing[]

  1. "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:54
  2. "Fascination" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon, James Mtume) 4:29
  3. "Pose" (Wilmer Raglin, Jr., William F. Zimmermann) 6:12
  4. "I Start You Up, You Turn Me On" (James Mtume) 4:31
  5. "Kiss and Make Up" - (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:45
  6. "Let's Go Out Tonight" (Gerald LeVert) 5:17
  7. "Grip" (Gerald LeVert) 5:57
  8. "Looking for Love" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:17

Personnel[]

LeVert[]

  • Gerald LeVert - Keyboards, Lead and Backing Vocals
  • Sean LeVert - Percussion
  • Marc Gordon - Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Additional Personnel[]

  • James Mtume - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
  • Craig Cooper - Guitar, Keyboards
  • Mike Ferguson, Ricky Brown - Bass
  • David T. Walker, Ed Moore, Rob Cunningham - Guitar
  • Ramsey Embick, William Zimmerman - Keyboards
  • Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
  • Philip Field - Keyboards
  • Tawatha Agee, Tyrone Brunson - Backing Vocals

Charts[]

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[6] 192
Billboard Top Soul Albums[6] 8

Singles[]

Year Single Chart positions[7]
US
R&B
1986 "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind" 1
"Let's Go Out Tonight" 14
1987 "Fascination" 26

References[]

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. LeVert: Bloodline > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 194.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 421.
  4. ^ "LeVert | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Hochman, Steve (19 Oct 1986). "LEVERT: SOUL HEIRS". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 68.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "LeVert US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  7. ^ "LeVert US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

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