In My Songs

In My Songs
Studio album by Gerald Levert
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

In My Songs is a Grammy Award-winning album released posthumously on February 13, 2007 by Gerald Levert.

Track listing

  • All tracks produced by Gerald Levert and Edwin Nicholas
  • Tracks 1-10 & 12 written by Gerald Levert, Eddie Levert and Edwin Nicholas
  • Unless otherwise indicated, All Information is taken from Liner Notes[1]
  1. "In My Songs"
    *Vocals arranged by Gerald Levert
  2. "I Don't Get Down Like That"
    *All Vocals performed and arranged by Gerald Levert
  3. "DJ Don't"
    *Additional Record Producer: Travis Milner
    *Contains a replayed sample from "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)" as performed by Snoop Dogg with Nate Dogg, Warren G & Kurupt[2]
  4. "Wanna Get Up with You"
    *All Vocals performed and arranged by Gerald Levert
  5. "Fall Back"
    *All Vocals performed and arranged by Gerald Levert
  6. "Deep as It Goes"
    *All Vocals performed by Gerald Levert
  7. "Hang in There"
    *Vocals arranged by Gerald Levert
    *Contains re-sung lyrics from "Cry for You", as performed by Jodeci[3]
  8. "Sweeter"
    *Music arranged by Gerald Levert
    *All Vocals performed by Gerald Levert
  9. "Whatcha Think About That"
    *All Instruments played by Edwin "Tony" Nicholas
    *All Vocals performed and arranged by Gerald Levert
  10. "To My Head"
    *Vocals arranged by Gerald Levert
  11. "M'Lady" (Gerald Levert, Eddie Levert, Edwin Nicholas, Kenneth Gamble,
    Leon Huff)

    *Vocals arranged by Gerald Levert
    *Featuring samples from the recording "Let's Spend Some Time",[4] as performed by Slave. Used under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. and Rhino Entertainment.
  12. "Is This the Way to Heaven?"
    *All Vocals performed and arranged by Gerald Levert

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)

References

  1. Gerald Levert - In My Songs (CD liner notes). Atlantic Records. 100341-2
  2. "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)/
  3. "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/
  4. "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/


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