The Big Throwdown Explained
| The Big Throwdown |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | LeVert |
| Cover: | The Big Throwdown.jpg |
| Released: | July 1, 1987 |
| Recorded: | 1986–1987 |
| Studio: | - Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Great Tracks, Cleveland, Ohio
- QCA, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Mad Hatter, Los Angeles, California
- Encore, Burbank, California
- Unique Recording, New York City
|
| Genre: | New jack swing[1] |
| Length: | 46:24 |
| Label: | Atlantic Records |
| Producer: | Gerald Levert & Marc Gordon
Reggie Calloway
Craig Cooper |
| Prev Title: | Bloodline |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Just Coolin' |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
The Big Throwdown is the third album by Cleveland, Ohio-based R&B group LeVert.
Reception
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
- "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
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
- 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
Weekly charts
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] |
|---|
US
Pop | US
R&B | US
Dance |
|---|
| 1987 | "Casanova" | 5 | 1 | 27 |
| "My Forever Love" | - | 2 | - |
| 1988 | "Sweet Sensation" | - | 4 | - |
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Notes and References
- News: Troy L. . Smith . 50 essential albums in Cleveland music history . February 2016 . . August 5, 2016.
- Web site: Levert, TLP. Billboard. January 14, 2021. subscription.
- Web site: Levert, BLP. Billboard. January 14, 2021. subscription.
- Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987. Billboard. January 14, 2021.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4748/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} LeVert US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. September 29, 2011.
