The Big Throwdown

Performer: LeVert
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: LeVert's second album started a run of hits that extended into the 1990s. They earned their first pop hit and second number one R&B single with "Casanova," while "My Forever Love" was a solid follow-up and excellent ballad. Gerald LeVert proved his mettle as a lead singer; although not as explosive as his father, he had a similar gift for communicating a lyric, and he teamed nicely with brother Sean LeVert and Marc Gordon on ballads. LeVert's singles weren't as anthemic as the O'Jays', but they were established hitmakers on the urban contemporary scene. ~ Ron Wynn

The urban soul group LeVert was formed in Ohio in 1984 by the two sons of Eddie Levert, founder of the iconic `70s smooth soul group, the O'Jays. Sean and Gerald LeVert took a page from their father's book by incorporating polished grooves and sweet, close harmonies into their R&B sound. Adding third member Marc Gordon, LeVert released their debut, I GET HOT, in 1985, following up with 1986's BLOODLINE, an album that yielded the #1 R&B hit "Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop (Goes My Mind)." THE BIG THROWDOWN (1987) proved to be the group's biggest seller, producing two R&B chart hits. JUST COOLIN' (1988) also went gold. Even when Gerald began concentrating on a solo career in the `90s, LeVert continued to record and perform, releasing three more albums. Gerald died in 2006, followed by Sean in 2008.

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