Levert.Sweat.Gill
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{{Infobox album
| name = Levert.Sweat.Gill
| type = Studio
| artist = LSG
| cover = Levert Sweat Gill.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1997|11|11}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = R&B
| length = 55:48
| label = East West
| producer = *Darrell "Delite" Allamby
- Sean "Puffy" Combs
- Jermaine Dupri
- Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
- Gerald Levert
- Edwin "Tony" Nicholas
- Jazze Pha
- Rashad Smith
- Keith Sweat
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = LSG2
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Levert.Sweat.Gill
| type = Studio
| single1 = My Body
| single1date = October 14, 1997
| single2 = Curious
| single2date = January 1998
| single3 = Door #1
| single3date = April 1998
| single4 = All The Times
| single4date = July 1998
}}
}}
Levert.Sweat.Gill is the debut studio album by American supergroup LSG. It was released by East West Records on November 11, 1997, in the United States. The album includes contributions from guest producers Sean "Puffy" Combs and Jermaine Dupri. The Lox, Faith Evans, Coko, Missy Elliott, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, MC Lyte, and Jazze Pha make guest appearances on the album. LSG peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 and number 2 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r318607}}
| rev2 = Robert Christgau
| rev2Score = {{rating-Christgau|hm2}}{{cite web | last=Christgau | first=Robert | author-link=Robert Christgau | url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=lsg| title=LSG | work=Robert Christgau | access-date=December 24, 2020}}
}}
AllMusic editor Leo Stanley wrote that "these guys know how to pick a good song and deliver it memorably. There are a few weak cuts scattered throughout the album, but they're so well crafted, they're easy to enjoy. But the true moments to treasure occur when everything falls into place — when they have a strong melody and lush production, LSG's voices blend in thrilling harmony and produce some truly affecting smooth R&B. And while its roots are certainly in old-fashioned, lover-man R&B, there's a distinct new flavor to the music [...] That helps make LSG's first album a satisfying debut indeed."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Door #1
| writer1 = {{hlist|Gerald Levert|Keith Sweat|Edwin "Tony" Nicholas}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}}
| length1 = 5:02
| title2 = Round and Round
| writer2 = {{hlist||Sweat|Nicholas}}
| extra2 = Sweat
| length2 = 5:03
| title3 = You Got Me
| note3 = featuring The Lox
| writer3 = {{hlist|Sean "Diddy" Combs|Daron Jones|David Styles|Levert|Jason Phillips|Jeffrey Walker|Johnny Gill|Ron Lawrence|Karen Anderson|Michael Keith|Quinnes Parker|Marvin Scandrick|Richard Rudolph|Teena Brocket}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Lawrence|Combs}}
| length3 = 4:24
| title4 = Where Did I Go Wrong
| note4 = featuring Jermaine Dupri
| writer4 = {{hlist|Dupri|Seal}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Dupri|Manuel Seal{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length4 = 4:02
| title5 = My Body
| writer5 = {{hlist|Antoinette Roberson|Allamby|Lincoln Browder}}
| extra5 = Allamby
| length5 = 4:07
| title6 = All the Times
| note6 = featuring Faith Evans, Coko & Missy Elliott
| writer6 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas|Evans}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}}
| length6 = 4:51
| title7 = My Side of the Bed
| writer7 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas|Evans{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length7 = 5:04
| title8 = Curious
| note8 = featuring LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes & MC Lyte
| writer8 = {{hlist|Boaz Watson|Melvin Gentry|Bobby Lovelace|James Todd Smith|Trevor Smith|Lana Moorer}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Rashad Smith|Armando Colon{{ref|a|[a]}}|Sweat{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length8 = 4:19
| title9 = Let a Playa Get His Freak On
| note9 = featuring Jazze Pha
| writer9 = {{hlist|Sweat|Ken "F-Fam" Fambro|Phalon Alexander}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Pha|Sweat{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length9 = 4:57
| title10 = Love Hurts
| writer10 = {{hlist|Allen "Grip" Smith|Sweat}}
| extra10 = Sweat
| length10 = 5:10
| title11 = Drove Me to Tears
| writer11 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}}
| length11 = 4:35
| title12 = Where Would We Go
| writer12 = {{hlist|A. Smith|Sweat}}
| extra12 = Sweat
| length12 = 4:16
}}
Notes
- {{sup|{{note|a|a}}}} denotes co-producer
Samples
- "You Got Me" contains a sample from "Behind the Groove" as performed by Teena Marie.
- "Curious" contains a sample from "Curious" as performed by Midnight Star.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (1997–98)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Netherlands|35|artist=Levert Sweat Gill|album=LSG|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 23, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|87|artist=Levert Sweat Gill|album=LSG|id=28917|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 23, 2020}} |
{{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=LSG|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 23, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=LSG|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 23, 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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scope="col"| Chart (1998)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 2, 2021}}
| 45 |
scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1998|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 23, 2020}}
| 5 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album |region=United States |artist=LSG |title=LSG |number=2|award=Platinum|certyear=1998|relyear=1997|access-date=September 23, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom| nosales=true}}