Bloodline
Studio album by
LeVert
ReleasedAugust 12, 1986
Recorded1986
Studio
GenreR&B
Length42:22
LabelAtlantic Records
ProducerKeg Johnson & Wilmer Raglin
James Mtume
Eddie Levert, Gerald LeVert & Marc Gordon
LeVert chronology
I Get Hot
(1985)		 Bloodline
(1986)		 The Big Throwdown
(1987)
Singles from Bloodline
  1. "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Let's Go Out Tonight"
    Released: 1986
  3. "Fascination"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Bloodline is the second album by the R&B group LeVert, released in 1986.[4] It was their first album for Atlantic Records.[2]

The album reached number eight on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "this trio is fully committed to melody and feeling, making for an effective update of the sweet sounds associated with the street harmonizing the O'Jays themselves started with more than 25 years ago."[5]

Track listing

  1. "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) - 5:54
  2. "Fascination" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon, James Mtume) - 4:29
  3. "Pose" (Wilmer Raglin, Jr., William F. Zimmermann) - 6:12
  4. "I Start You Up, You Turn Me On" (James Mtume) - 4:31
  5. "Kiss and Make Up" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) - 4:45
  6. "Let's Go Out Tonight" (Gerald LeVert) - 5:17
  7. "Grip" (Gerald LeVert) - 5:57
  8. "Looking for Love" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) - 5:17

Personnel

LeVert

  • Gerald LeVert – lead vocals, backing vocals, arrangements (1, 7, 8), keyboards (5, 6)
  • Sean LeVert – percussion (5, 6)
  • Marc Gordon – keyboards (1, 2, 4-6), backing vocals (2, 4), arrangements (8)

Additional Personnel

  • Ramsey Embick – keyboards (1)
  • William Zimmerman – keyboards (1, 3), arrangements (3)
  • James Mtume – keyboards (2, 4), backing vocals (2, 4)
  • Dennis Williams – keyboard programming (5, 6), arrangements (5, 6)
  • David T. Walker – guitars (1, 3)
  • Ed Moore – guitars (2, 4)
  • Craig Cooper – guitars (3, 7, 8), keyboards (7, 8)
  • Robert Cunningham – guitars (5, 6)
  • Mike Ferguson – bass (5, 6)
  • Ricky Brown – electric bass (8)
  • Ken Johnson – arrangements (1, 7)
  • Wilmer Raglin – arrangements (1, 7)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 7, 8)
  • Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (2, 4)
  • Tyrone Brunson – backing vocals (2, 4)
  • Philip Field – backing vocals (2, 4)

Production

  • Ken Johnson – producer (1, 3, 7, 8)
  • Wilmer Raglin – producer (1, 3, 7, 8)
  • James Mtume – producer (2, 4)
  • Eddie Levert – producer (5, 6)
  • Marc Gordon – producer (5, 6)
  • Gerald Levert – producer (5, 6)
  • Gary Dobbins – engineer (1, 3, 7, 8)
  • James Dougherty – engineer (2, 4)
  • Shameek "The Mix" Gonsalves – engineer (5, 6)
  • Dennis King – mastering at Atlantic Studios (New York, NY)
  • Harry J. Coombs – management

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[6] 192
Billboard Top Soul Albums[6] 8

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[7]
US
R&B
1986 "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind" 1
"Let's Go Out Tonight" 14
1987 "Fascination" 26

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. LeVert: Bloodline > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 194.
  3. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 421.
  4. ↑ "LeVert | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ Hochman, Steve (19 Oct 1986). "LEVERT: SOUL HEIRS". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 68.
  6. 1 2 "LeVert US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  7. ↑ "LeVert US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-29.


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