Artist:Levert
Song:Baby I'm Ready
Album:Rope A Dope Style
When Gerald Levert launched his music career in 1984, he decided to start a group instead of just recording as a solo artist. He was born July 13, 1966 in Cleveland. His brother Sean Levert was born Sept. 28, 1968 in Cleveland. Both are sons of legendary O'Jays singer Eddie Levert Sr. Of course they grew up in the music business so it wasn't surprising when Gerald decided to form Levert with Sean and childhood pal Marc Gordon (born Sept. 8, 1964 in Cleveland). Levert recorded their first single I'm Still on the independent Timbre label and it did well enough to earn them a contract with Atlantic Records. They had several hits including the #1 hit Pop Pop Pop Goes My Mind in 1987. Gerald usually sang lead and he wrote most of the songs with Gordon. They were one of the most popular slow jam groups of the era. By the time Rope A Dope Style was released in 1990, Gerald was branching out to a solo career. Baby I'm Ready was a #1 R & B hit in 1991. It didn't really matter much because Gerald's main collaborator on his solo records was Marc Gordon. Levert continued to record as a group in the 90s but with less success. Sean Levert recorded a solo album in 1995. Levert hadn't recorded as a group since 1997 but were planning to reunite when Gerald Levert died of a prescription drug overdose on Nov. 10, 2006 at age 40. The reunion was still in the works with Dwight Thompson replacing Gerald. But then Sean Levert died while serving a jail sentence for failing to pay child support on Mar. 30, 2008 at age 39. So a very sad end to the group Levert. Here's the video for Baby I'm Ready by Levert.
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