In My Songs

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

In My Songs
Studio album by
Gerald Levert
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2007
Recorded2006
Midtown Multimedia Studio
Cleveland, Ohio
Studio 7303
Houston, Texas
Length51:06
LabelAtlantic
ProducerGerald Levert, Edwin "Tony" Nicholas, Travis Milner

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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