Bloodline (LeVert album)
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Bloodline is the second album by Cleveland, Ohio
-based R&B group LeVert
. This would be their first album on Atlantic Records
.
, "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind
", this album would go ahead and chart at number eight on the Billboard R&B Albums
charts.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
-based R&B group LeVert
LeVert
LeVert is a R&B/pop music singing group, formed in Ohio in 1984, comprising Sean and Gerald Levert, the sons of O'Jays founder Eddie Levert, as well as Marc Gordon.-Biography:The group released their first single, "I'm Still", for Harry Coombes' Tempre label...
. This would be their first album on Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
.
Reception
Released in 1986, lead by the number one R&B SingleHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
, "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind
(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind
" Goes My Mind" is a song by LeVert, released as a single in 1986. The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Black Singles chart for one week....
", this album would go ahead and chart at number eight on the Billboard R&B Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
charts.
Track listing
- (Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind" Goes My Mind" is a song by LeVert, released as a single in 1986. The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Black Singles chart for one week....
- (Gerald LeVertGerald LevertGerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
, Marc Gordon) 5:54 - Fascination - (Gerald LeVertGerald LevertGerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
, Marc Gordon, James MtumeJames MtumeJames Mtume is a jazz and R&B musician and a radio personality. Mtume's group is perhaps best known for their 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit". The song was sampled by The Notorious B.I.G. in his song "Juicy"...
) 4:29 - Pose - (Raglin, Zimmermann) 6:12
- I Start You Up, You Turn Me On - (James MtumeJames MtumeJames Mtume is a jazz and R&B musician and a radio personality. Mtume's group is perhaps best known for their 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit". The song was sampled by The Notorious B.I.G. in his song "Juicy"...
) 4:31 - Kiss And Make Up - (Gerald LeVertGerald LevertGerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
, Marc Gordon) 4:45 - Let's Go Out Tonight - (Gerald LeVertGerald LevertGerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
) 5:17 - Grip - (Gerald LeVertGerald LevertGerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
) 5:57 - Looking for Love - (Gerald LeVertGerald LevertGerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
, Marc Gordon) 5:17
Personnel
- Gerald LeVertGerald LevertGerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
- Keyboards, Lead and Backing Vocals - Sean LeVertSean Levert-Biography:Levert was born in Cleveland, Ohio and is the son of Eddie Levert, the lead singer of The O'Jays. He formed the trio LeVert with older brother Gerald Levert and childhood friend Marc Gordon; together they scored several smash hits on the U.S. R&B charts in the 1980s and early 1990s...
- Percussion - Marc Gordon - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- James MtumeJames MtumeJames Mtume is a jazz and R&B musician and a radio personality. Mtume's group is perhaps best known for their 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit". The song was sampled by The Notorious B.I.G. in his song "Juicy"...
- 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 CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
- Percussion - Philip Fields, Tawatha, Tyrone BrunsonTyrone BrunsonTyrone Brunson may refer to:*Tyrone Brunson *Tyrone Brunson...
- Backing Vocals
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
192 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
8 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1986 | "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind" | 1 | ||
| "Let's Go Out Tonight" | 14 | |||
| 1987 | "Fascination" | 26 | ||