The Big Throwdown
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The Big Throwdown | ||||
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Released | July 1, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
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Genre | New jack swing[1] | |||
Length | 46:24 | |||
Label | Atlantic Records | |||
Producer | Gerald Levert & Marc Gordon Reggie Calloway Craig Cooper | |||
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Singles from The Big Throwdown | ||||
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The Big Throwdown is the third album by Cleveland, Ohio-based R&B group LeVert.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Released in 1987, led by the number one R&B and top five Pop single, "Casanova", this album would reach number three on the Billboard R&B Albums charts.
Track listing
[edit]- "Casanova" (Reggie Calloway) - 6:25
- "Good Stuff" (Gerald Levert, Tommie Miller) - 4:20
- "Don't U Think It's Time" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) - 4:28
- "My Forever Love" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) - 4:35
- "Love the Way U Love Me" (Marc Gordon) - 4:42
- "Sweet Sensation" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) - 4:20
- "In N Out" (Gerald Levert, Sean Levert, Marc Gordon) - 4:30
- "Temptation" (Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, Joel Davis, Gloria Larson) - 8:48
- "Throwdown" (Gerald Levert, Sean Levert, Marc Gordon) - 4:16
Personnel
[edit]LeVert
- Gerald Levert – lead vocals, backing vocals, drum programming (7), arrangements, vocal arrangements
- Sean Levert – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- Marc Gordon – backing vocals, keyboards (2-7), string and bell arrangements (7), arrangements, vocal arrangements
Additional musicians
- Joel Davis – keyboards (1, 8)
- David Ervin – keyboards (1, 8), drums (1, 8)
- Odeen Mays Jr. – keyboards (1, 8)
- Craig Cooper – arrangements (1-6, 8, 9), keyboards (2-6, 9), drum programming (2-7, 9)
- Dan Rodowicz – additional synthesizers, strings
- Mark Rossi – additional synthesizers, strings
- Jim Salamone – Fairlight programming and sampling, percussion (5)
- Gene Robinson – guitars (1, 8)
- Johnny "T" Jones – additional guitars (1, 8)
- Robert Cunningham – guitars (2, 3, 5-7, 9)
- Norman Harris – guitars (4-6)
- Mike Ferguson – bass (2, 4-6)
- Sam Peak – saxophone (4, 6, 9)
- Billy Terrell – string and bell arrangements (1-6, 8, 9), additional synthesizer and string arrangements, conductor
- Eddie Levert – vocal arrangements
- Donald Murphy – additional backing vocals
- Dwayne Simon – additional backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Reggie Calloway – producer (1, 8), assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9)
- Vincent Calloway – co-producer (1, 8), assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9)
- Craig Cooper – producer (2-7, 9)
- Marc Gordon – producer (2-7, 9)
- Gerald Levert – producer (2-7, 9)
- Keith Cohen – mix engineer (1)
- Anne Frager – recording (2-7, 9)
- Bruce Seifert – recording (2-7, 9)
- Mike Tarsia – recording (2-7, 9), mixing (2-7, 9)
- Craig Burbidge – mix engineer (2-7, 9)
- Jim Krause – mix engineer (2-7, 9)
- Eddie DeLena – mix engineer (8)
- Elmer Flores – assistant mix engineer (1)
- Jim Greene – assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9)
- Rob Harvey – assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9)
- Donnie Kraft – assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9)
- Steve Moeller – assistant mix engineer (2-7, 9)
- Russ Bracher – assistant mix engineer (8)
- Scott McMinn – recording assistant (2-7, 9)
- Adam Silverman – recording assistant (2-7, 9)
- Nimitr Sarikanada – mastering at Masterworks Recording, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Eddie Levert – cover concept
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- David Michael Kennedy – photography
- Irvin McKnight – wardrobe
- Jane Davenport – stylist
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Chart positions[7] | ||
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US R&B |
US Dance | ||
1987 | "Casanova" | 5 | 1 | 27 |
"My Forever Love" | - | 2 | - | |
1988 | "Sweet Sensation" | - | 4 | - |
References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Troy L. (February 2016). "50 essential albums in Cleveland music history". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ Wynn, Ron. LeVert: The Big Throwdown > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 421.
- ^ "Levert, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ "Levert, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ "LeVert US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
External links
[edit]- The Big Throwdown at Discogs (list of releases)