Gerald Levert was an American R&B singer, one of several from the musical Levert family. He was born on July 13, 1966  and died on November 10, 2006.

His father, Eddie Levert, is the lead singer of the 1970s soul group The O'Jays. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B musical group comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert.

Levert grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and due to his father's career, Levert was exposed to music from a young age and would travel with the band regularly. While in high school, Levert's inclination towards music became apparent when he formed the R&B trio LeVert, with his younger brother Sean and friend Marc Gordon in 1984. The group proved to be very successful with four of its seven albums going platinum. These include “I Get Hot” (1985), “Bloodline” (1986), “The Big Throwdown” (1987), and “Just Coolin” (1988).

In 1991, Levert went solo with the album, “Private Line”, which went to number one on the R&B charts. The following year, Gerald and his father, Eddie Levert, hit number one on the R&B charts with the single, “Baby Hold On to Me”. Levert recorded a string of albums throughout the 1990 and early 2000, that spawned the hit singles, "Thinkin' About It", "Funny", "Mr. Too Damn Good to You", "U Got That Love", and a remake of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly", along with gospel singer Yolanda Adams.

Gerald wrote and produced songs for other artists such as, Barry White, Stephanie Mills, Teddy Pendergrass, James Ingram, The Winans and The O'Jays. In the mid 1990s, he also helped launch the careers of two Cleveland-area R&B ensembles: “The Rude Boys” and “Men at Large”. In 1997, Levert teamed up with fellow R&B singers Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill, to form the super group, LSG. The trio released the album “Levert-Sweat-Gill”, the same year, followed by “LSG2” in 2003. In 1999, Levert sang the chorus on the Chris Rock spoken-word comedy piece, "No Sex (In the Champagne Room)". One of Levert's last collaborations was with pianist Jim Brickman on the song "My Angel", for Brickman's 2006 album entitled Escape.

Levert released his tenth album entitled “Voices” in 2005.

On November 10, 2006, Gerald Levert was found dead in his bed at his Newbury home. A heart attack caused his death.

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