Kelly--left something to the imagination. Like his dad, he believes audiences, especially female fans, "want to be romanced and teased," he told Newsweek. He also credits the influence of Marvin Gaye on his soft approach. In addition to selling more than nine million albums, he has produced or written more than 15 number one hits, including Barry White's "Practice What You Preach" and Chuckie Booker's "Games.
After turning down the chance to cover the country song "I Swear," Levert watched as the group AllOne took the single to number one. When offered another country song, "She'd Give Anything," he took it. After performing live together on several occasions over the years, Levert and his father bowed to fans' requests and teamed up to record 's Father and Son.
The album featured the duo singing original material written expressly for them, as well as a selection of cover songs, including several originally performed by the O'Jays. We're both very opinionated workaholics. But we're both just happy that so many people look at the album as morally uplifting for the family.
People critic Amy Linden called Levert. Gill an "all-star" project that is "free of egomania and mighty fine on the ears. He wrote the album following a breakup so difficult he considered quitting the music business. Considering his admission of responsibility, it is somewhat ironic that, in the album's first single, "Thinkin' about It," Levert demands a cheating partner change her philandering ways. In a review, Linden noted that Levert's voice is both tender and tough--"hallmarks of the great soul singers of the past.
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