Biography[edit]

The group released their first single, "I'm Still", for Harry Coombes's Tempre label.^[2] In 1985, they released their debut album, I Get Hot, which included tracks whose vocals drew strong comparisons to Sean and Gerald Levert's father Eddie.^[1] Bloodline followed in 1986, and this album included the band's first big R&B hit "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind", a track that went all the way to Number One.^[1] However, the band's next album, 1987's The Big Throwdown became an even bigger success, on the strength of the Number One R&B hit "Casanova", which gave them a crossover hit on the pop chart (number 5) and also a UK Top 10.^[4]


A pair of additional R&B Top Five singles were also released from this album: "My Forever Love" and "Sweet Sensation". The band's success continued with their 1988 follow-up album Just Coolin', which was nominated for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album for the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards. Both The Big Throwdown and Just Coolin' received gold certification.^[1] Beginning in the 1990s, Gerald began dividing his time between LeVert, and his solo career,^[1] but the band went on to release three more albums, and Rhino Records released a greatest hits album in 2001.


Gerald Levert died of a heart attack in November 2006.^[5] Sean Levert died in March 2008.^[6][7]