The Big Throwdown
The Big Throwdown | ||||
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Studio album by LeVert | ||||
Released | July 1, 1987 | |||
Recorded |
1986 - 1987 at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Great Tracks, Cleveland, Ohio QCA Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio Madhatter Studios, Los Angeles, California Encore Studios, Burbank, California | |||
Genre | New jack swing[1] | |||
Length | 46:24 | |||
Label | Atlantic Records | |||
Producer |
Gerald Levert & Marc Gordon Reggie Calloway Craig Cooper | |||
LeVert chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Big Throwdown | ||||
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The Big Throwdown is the third album by Cleveland, Ohio-based R&B group LeVert.
Reception
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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.
Track listing
- "Casanova" (Reggie Calloway) 6:25
- "Good Stuff" (Gerald Levert, Tommie Miller) 4:20
- "Don't U Think It's Time" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:28
- "My Forever Love" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:35
- "Love the Way U Love Me" (Marc Gordon) 4:42
- "Sweet Sensation" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:20
- "In N Out" (Gerald Levert, Sean Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:30
- "Temptation" (Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Joel Davis, Gloria Larson) 8:48
- "Throwdown" (Gerald Levert, Sean Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:16
Personnel
- Gerald Levert - Lead and Backing Vocals
- Sean Levert - Backing Vocals
- Marc Gordon - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- David Ervin - Drums, Keyboards
- Gene Robinson, Johnny "T" Jones, Robert Cunningham, Norman Harris - Guitar
- Joel Davis, Odeen Mays, Jr., Craig Cooper, David Ervin - Keyboards
- Mike Ferguson - Bass
- Sam Peak -Saxophone
- Jim Salamone - Percussion
Charts
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Billboard Pop Albums[3] | 32 |
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] | 3 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
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US Pop |
US R&B |
US Dance | ||
1987 | "Casanova" | 5 | 1 | 27 |
"My Forever Love" | - | 2 | - | |
1988 | "Sweet Sensation" | - | 4 | - |
References
- ↑ Smith, Troy L. (February 2016). "50 essential albums in Cleveland music history". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ Wynn, Ron. LeVert: The Big Throwdown > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- 1 2 "LeVert US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ "LeVert US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
External links
- The Big Throwdown at AllMusic
- The Big Throwdown at Discogs (list of releases)
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