In My Songs Explained

In My Songs
Type:	studio
Artist:	Gerald Levert
Cover:	Gerald Levert In My Songs Cover.jpg
Released:	February 13, 2007
Recorded:	2006 Midtown Multimedia Studio (Cleveland, Ohio) Studio 7303 (Houston, Texas)
Length:	51:06
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Gerald Levert Edwin "Tony" Nicholas Travis Milner
Prev Title:	Do I Speak for the World
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Something to Talk About
Next Year:	2007

In My Songs is the ninth studio album and the first posthumous album by American singer Gerald Levert. It was released posthumously on February 13, 2007, on Atlantic Records. Levert reteamed with longtime collaborator Edwin "Tony" Nicholas to work on the entire album which was completed shortly before his death from an apparent accidental overdose in November 2006.^[1] In My Songs debuted and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200, becoming his highest-charting effort, and won Levert his first Grammy Award in the Best Traditional R&B Performance for the title track at the 50th awards ceremony.

Track listing

Information taken from the album's liner notes.^[2] Notes

• denotes additional producer

Sample credits

• "DJ Don't" contains a replayed sample from "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)" as performed by Snoop Dogg, cNate Dogg, Warren G, and Kurupt.^[3]
• "Hang in There" contains re-sung lyrics from "Cry for You", as performed by Jodeci.^[4]
• "M'Lady"contains samples from the recording "Let's Spend Some Time" as performed by Slave.^[5]

Personnel

• Gerald Levert - lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 7, 10–11), background vocals (1, 3, 7, 10–11), keyboards (10)
• Daris Atkins - additional guitar (track 7)
• Ronald Bookman - recording engineer (track 2)
• Randy Bowland - guitar (track 8)
• Tony Detwiley - guitar (track 1)
• Joe Little III - background vocals (track 10)
• Glen Marchese - audio mixing (tracks 3, 5, 7, 9)
• Manny Marroquin - audio mixing (track 10)
• Marq Moody - recording engineer (track 12, assistant on track 2)
• Edwin "Tony" Nicholas - keyboards (tracks 1–8, 11–12), drum machine (1-6, 8, 10–12), bass guitar (1-2, 12), guitar (5), string arrangement (7-8)
• Russell Thompson - saxophone (track 1)
• Pete Tokar - recording engineer (tracks 1, 3–11, overdubs on tracks 2, 12), audio mixing (1-2, 4, 6, 8, 12), organ played by (1)
• Dennis Williams - string arrangement (track 8)
• Raymond Williams - guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6, 11)
• Raymond Wise - string arrangement (track 7)
• Sherena Wynn - background vocals (track 1)
• Kenny Zahorcak - trumpet (track 1), flugelhorn (1)
• Monica Culpepper - Drum Programming (track 1)

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
US Billboard 200^[6]	133
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	20

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cleveland. TripSavvy.com. July 8, 2020.
2. Gerald Levert - In My Songs (CD liner notes). Atlantic Records. 100341-2
3. "DJ Don't" Sample of "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/346009/Gerald-Levert-DJ-Don%27t-Snoop-Dogg-Nate-Dogg-Kurupt-Warren-G-Ain%27t-No-Fun-(If-the-Homies-Can%27t-Have-None)/
4. "Hang in There" Sample of "Cry for You". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/346026/Gerald-Levert-Hang-in-There-Jodeci-Cry-for-You/
5. "M'Lady" Sample of "Let's Spend Some Time". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/346015/Gerald-Levert-M%27Lady-Slave-Let%27s-Spend-Some-Time/
6. News: Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 2007. Billboard. July 8, 2020.
7. News: Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 2007. Billboard. July 8, 2020.