{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Groove On | type = Album | artist = Gerald Levert | cover = Groove On.jpg | alt = | released = September 6, 1994 | recorded = | venue = | studio = * Digital Tekniques, Sigma Sound Studios and Studio 4 Recording (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) * Midtown Media Studio (Cincinnati, Ohio) * Palace Studios (Shaker Heights, Ohio) * Vanguard Studios (Detroit, Michigan) * Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, California) * Larrabee Sound Studios and Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California) * Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) | genre = {{hlist|R&B|soul}} | length = 61:52 | label = EastWest | producer = *Greg Charley *David Foster *Marc Gordon *Gerald Levert *Dwain Mitchell *Edwin "Tony" Nicholas | prev_title = Private Line | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = Love & Consequences | next_year = 1998 }}
{{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r209360|pure_url=yes}} link] | rev2 = ''Los Angeles Times'' | rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="latimes">{{Cite web| last= Johnson| first= Connie| title =FALL ALBUM ROUNDUP : In Brief| website = Los Angeles Times | url =https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-25-ca-42598-story.html| date =September 25, 1994 | access-date =March 23, 2026 }}</ref> }} '''''Groove On''''' is the second studio album by Gerald Levert. It was released by EastWest Records on September 6, 1994, in the United States. The follow-up to Levert's debut album, ''Private Line'' (1991), it reached number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 18 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The first single from the album was the David Foster produced "I'd Give Anything", a cover of the 1993 song that was originally recorded by short lived country music group Boy Howdy.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul|author=Bogdanov, V.|date=2003|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=9780879307448|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o552g5xRRiwC|page=417|accessdate=2015-04-13}}</ref> It was Levert's second top 40 crossover hit. The music video for the second single "How Many Times" was directed by actress Jada Pinkett.<ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6AsEAAAAMBAJ|page=53|accessdate=2015-04-13|date=1995-04-08}}</ref> Two more singles included "Can't Help Myself" and "Answering Service".
== Track listing == {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length =
| title1 = Groove On | writer1 = {{hlist|Gerald Levert|Marc Gordon}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Levert|Marc G.}} | length1 = 4:08
| title2 = Rock Me (All Night Long) | writer2 = {{hlist|Levert|Edwin "Tony" Nicholas}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | length2 = 5:16
| title3 = Let the Juices Flow | writer3 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | length3 = 4:59
| title4 = I'd Give Anything | writer4 = {{hlist|Chris Farren|Vince Melamed|Jeffrey Steele}} | extra4 = David Foster | length4 = 4:11
| title5 = Answering Service | writer5 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | length5 = 5:29
| title6 = It's Your Turn | writer6 = Greg Charley | extra6 = Charley | length6 = 4:31
| title7 = How Many Times | writer7 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | length7 = 6:26
| title8 = Can't Help Myself | writer8 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | length8 = 5:23
| title9 = Have Mercy | writer9 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | length9 = 5:21
| title10 = Same Place, Same Time | writer10 = {{hlist|Levert|Dwain Mitchell|Gerard Labeaud|James Labeaud|Eddie Levert}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Levert|Mitchell}} | length10 = 4:56
| title11 = Nice & Wet | writer11 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | length11 = 4:46 }} {{Track listing | headline = Bonus track | extra_column = Producer(s)
| title12 = Love Street | writer12 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Levert|Nicholas}} | length12 = 6:16 }}
== Personnel == * Gerald Levert – vocals, backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7–12), arrangements (1–3, 5, 7–12), vocal arrangements (1–3, 5, 7–12) * Marc Gordon – keyboards (1), keyboard programming (1), sequencing (1), drums (1), backing vocals (1), arrangements (1) * Edwin "Tony" Nicholas – keyboards (2, 3, 5, 7–9, 11, 12), keyboard programming (2, 3, 5, 7–9, 11, 12), sequencing (2, 3, 5, 7–9, 11, 12), drums (2, 3, 5, 7–9, 11, 12), arrangements (2, 3, 5, 7–9, 11, 12) * Claude Gaudette – synthesizer programming (4) * Tony Smith – synthesizer programming (4) * Simon Franglen – Synclavier programming (4) * Michael Goods – additional keyboards (5, 7, 8), drum programming (5, 7, 8) * Troy Patterson – additional keyboards (5, 7, 8), drum programming (5, 7, 8) * Greg Charley – all instruments (6) * Michael Thompson – guitars (4) * Randy Bowland – guitars (10) * Dwain Mitchell – drum programming (10), arrangements (10) * David Foster – arrangements (4), string arrangements (4) * William Ross – string arrangements (4) * Warren Wiebe – backing vocals (4) * Richard Chatman – backing vocals (5, 10) * Christopher Kelly – backing vocals (5, 10) * Gerard LaBeaud – backing vocals (5, 10) * James LaBeaud – backing vocals (5, 10) * John Winston – backing vocals (6)
'''Horns and Strings (Tracks 5, 7, 9 & 12)''' * Dennis Williams – conductor * Glenn Estrin and Richard Swartz – French horn * Jack Faith – flute (12) * Larry Gold and Mark Ward – cello * Walter Pfeil – harp * Davis Barnett and Ruth Wright – viola * Larry Abramovitz, Bonnie Ayers, Patricia Brown, Olga Konkpelsky, Helen Kwalwasser, Emma Kummrow, Charles Parker Jr., Jean Perrault, Christine Reeves, Barbara Sonies and Greg Temperman – violin
=== Production === * Elizabeth Barrett – art direction, design * Ruvén Afanador – photography * Trevel Production Company, Inc. – management, direction
'''Technical''' * Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) * Craig Carruth – recording (1) * Jim Salamone – recording (1) * Andy Kravitz – mixing (1) * Ron Shaffer – recording (2, 3, 10), mixing (3) * Mike Tarsia – recording (2, 5, 7–12), mixing (2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12) * David Reitzas – recording (4) * Mick Guzauski – mixing (4) * Arthur Stoppe – recording (5, 7, 9, 12) * Pete Tokar – recording (5, 7–9, 11) * Troy Patterson – mixing (5, 7, 8) * Dwayne Jones – recording (6), assistant mix engineer (6) * Gerard Smerek – mix engineer (6) * Greg Charley – mixing (6) * John Winston – mixing (6) * Mark Demartini – recording (10) * Dirk Grobelby – mix assistant (1) * Gordon Rice – recording assistant (2, 3, 5, 7, 9–12), recording (8), mix assistant (8, 9, 11, 12) * Paul Smith – recording assistant (2, 3, 10, 12), mix assistant (2, 3, 7, 12) * Brandon Harris – assistant engineer (4) * Felipe Elgueta – additional engineer (4) * Matt Steward – recording assistant (6) * Paul Hammond – recording assistant (10)
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1994) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|Billboard200|18|artist=Gerald Levert|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 7, 2020}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Gerald Levert|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 7, 2020}} |- |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1994) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1994|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> |style="text-align:center;"|40 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1995) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 1995|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> |style="text-align:center;"|199 |- !scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1995|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> |style="text-align:center;"|30 |- |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album |region=United States |artist=Gerald Levert |title=Groove On |award=Platinum |certyear=1995 |relyear=1994 |access-date=July 7, 2020}} {{Certification Table Bottom| nosales=true}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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