The album hits a low series of tracks with it's ninth song, "Have Mercy." However, the track is a needed song as it moves away from the crooning ballads that the album shines on and just takes things easy. There's not too much to say on the track except that it has a nice message and works well. "Can't Help Myself" follows and is about Gerald's feelings that he's found a woman he loves and that he's ready to settle down. Asking how many times a girl is gonna run back to her man, even though he loves her, the song has sweet lyrics and a solid delivery. ![]() The tempo slows a lot but Gerald keeps up his strong vocals. Reaching another peak, the album's seventh track, "How Many Times" is one of the album's best. I like the way the verses start with "Somebody if anybody" and they flow really nicely. ![]() Keeping up the strong streak of tracks, "Someone" is starts off great and features more of Gerald LeVert's awesome delivery. The lyrics are sweet and the chorus is really catchy. There's not much meat to the track but the chorus is great and the lyrics are wonderfully sweet.įollowing the track is the creative "Answering Service." The song is entertaining with Gerald singing into an answering machine about how much he loves a girl and how sorry he is for messing up. The final chorus really shines as Gerald belts it out, but the entire song is wonderful. That punch that was lacking resurfaces in "I'd Give Anything," which is an incredible song and probably one of Gerald's best. On the other hand, it just lacks the punch to make it a winner. ![]() The track is sweet and it works wonderfully as background music. On the plus side, Gerald turns his crooning to the max and tells his girl to leave her worries at the door. The third song of the album, "Let The Juices Flow" is a mixed bag. The delivery is much improved and the track's only flaw is that the chorus can feel a little slow. He lets his girl know that he's there for her and that she shouldn't listen to her friends. It sounds like the track aims for a silky smooth delivery but ends up tripping over itself.ĭespite the weak start, Gerald finds his groove quickly with "Rock Me." The song features some of Gerald's crooning as he tells it how it is. Shaffer, MixingEngineer - Charlene Kwas, Violin - Gordon Goss, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Vincent DiLorenzo, Assistant Recording Engineer - Ghislaine Fleischmann, Violin - Jennie Lorenzo, Cello - Pamela Fay, Viola - Carlos Martinez, RecordingEngineer - Lawrence Abramovitz, Violin - Pablo Batista, Percussion - Dennis "Doc" Williams, Conductor, Strings Arranger - David Barnell, ViolaGerald LeVert opens up his sophomore effort with "Groove On." The track sets the album off on the wrong foot unfortunately as it has a boring chorus and weak delivery. Gerald Levert, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, Additional Arranger, MainArtist, VocalArranger, ExecutiveProducer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Jeff Chestek, RecordingEngineer - Mark Ward, Cello - Aaron Draper, Drums - Flemuel Brown III, Writer, Drum Programmer, AssociateProducer - Randall Bowland, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Writer, Bass, ExecutiveProducer - Niles McKinney, Writer, Wurlitzer Organ, AssociateProducer - Olga Konopelsky, Violin - Emma Kummrow, Violin - Gregory Teperman, Violin - Diane Barnett, Violin - Charles Parker Jr., Violin - Jon Smeltz, RecordingEngineer - Ron A. © 2010 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. ![]() Larry Gold, Cello - Gerald Levert, Producer, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Additional Arranger, MainArtist, VocalArranger - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Mark Ward, Cello - Edwin "Tony" Nicholas, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Keyboards, Writer, Programming, Sequencer Programmer - Dennis Williams, Conductor - Emma Kummrow, Violin - Davis Barnett, Viola - Olga Konapelsky, Violin - Charles Parker Jr., Violin - Christine Reeves, Violin - Walter Pfeil, Harp - Pete Tokar, RecordingEngineer - Barbara Sonies, Violin - Arthur Stoppe, RecordingEngineer - Gordon Rice, Assistant Recording Engineer - Patricia Brown, Violin - Bonnie Ayers, Violin - Jean Perrault, Violin - Ruth Wright, Viola - Lawrence Abramovitz, Violin - TROY PATTERSON, Additional Keyboards, Drum Programmer - MICHAEL GOODS, Additional Keyboards, Drum Programmer - Gerard Labeaud, Backing Vocals - Glenn Estrin, French Horn - Greg Temperman, Violin - Helen Kwalwasser, Violin - James Labeaud, Backing Vocals - Christopher Kelly, Backing Vocals - Richard Swartz, French Horn - Michael Tarsia, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Richart Chatman, Backing Vocals
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