Private Line (album)

Private Line is the debut solo album by Gerald Levert, following his tenure with the group LeVert. It was released by EastWest Records on October 15, 1991 in the United States. The album reached number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums where it spent two weeks atop in 1992. Private Line also topped the Top Heatseekers album chart and peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200. It spawned four singles: the title track, "School Me," "Can U Handle It" and "Baby Hold On to Me," a duet with his father, Eddie Levert.

Private Line
Studio album by
Gerald Levert
ReleasedOctober 15, 1991
RecordedRight Tracks Studios
(Cleveland, Ohio)
Length61:53
LabelEastWest
Producer
Gerald Levert chronology
Private Line
(1991)		 Groove On
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Private Line"
  • Gerald Levert
  • Edwin "Tony" Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
5:41
2."School Me"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
5:55
3."Baby Hold On to Me" (duet with Eddie Levert)
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
5:42
4."Can You Handle It"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:50
5."Shootin' the Breeze"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:16
6."I Wanna Be Bad"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:43
7."Just a Little Something"
  • Levert
  • Marc Gordon
  • Levert
  • Gordon
5:41
8."Hurting for You"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
6:02
9."Just Because I'm Wrong"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:42
10."Hugs & Kisses"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:12
11."You Oughta Be with Me"
  • Levert
  • Gordon
  • Levert
  • Gordon
4:37
12."Private Line" (Radio Club Remix)
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:55

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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See also
  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1992 (U.S.)

References
  1. Private Line review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  2. "Gerald Levert Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  3. "Gerald Levert Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  4. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  5. "American album certifications – Gerald Levert – Private Line". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 7, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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