Do I Speak for the World
11/30/2004
Lyrics from Do I Speak for the World
Videos from Do I Speak for the World
All Music Guide Review
For almost four decades, the LeVert name has been synonymous with quality, soulful R&B. Whether it's Gerald, Eddie, or Sean, the family name never fails to live up to a higher standard than most soul families. That's why Do I Speak for the World? is a nice return to form for the LeVert (the band) frontman's glory years. Too often his releases have been plagued with inconsistency and pandering to whatever fashionable R&B formula is hip at the moment. And while there are moments of faltering and filler laced in at times and the lyrical content hasn't left its safe harbor, his performances haven't been this consistently solid since 1998's Love & Consequences. The production is polished and ideal for quiet storm formats and the guest appearances that so often saturate a record like this are noticeably absent, with the only musical cameos coming from family statesman Eddie and a new generation of LeVert children, who are guaranteed to keep the LeVert name around for decades to come. An enjoyable listen and a fine return to form. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
Do I Speak for the World Track Listing
Credits of Do I Speak for the World
- Edwin Nicholas
- Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Producer, Sequencing, Drum Programming, Executive Producer, Engineer
- Peter Nocella
- Viola
- Alvin Patterson
- Hair Stylist
- Herb Powers
- Mastering
- Troy Taylor
- Bass, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Instrumentation, Drum Programming, Engineer, Vocals (Background), Keyboards, Programming
- Pete Tokar
- Engineer, Mixing
- Andre Booth
- Engineer, Mixing
- Diane Monroe
- Violin
- Rick Williams
- Guitar
- Ben Arrindell
- Mixing
- Christian Lantry
- Photography
- Olga Konopelsky
- Violin
- Emma Kummrow
- Violin
- Niles McKinney
- Wurlitzer
- Paul Osborn
- Mixing
- Igor Szwec
- Violin
- Gregory Teperman
- Violin
- Michael Goldberg
- A&R
- James Cornwell
- Percussion
- Chantell Jones
- Vocals (Background)
- Jason Rea
- Engineer
- Leonard Brooks
- Associate Executive Producer
- A.G. Thomas
- Vocals (Background)
- Nicole Patterson
- Make-Up
- Gerald Isaac
- Arranger, Producer, Engineer
- Sharon Heyward
- Project Consultant
- Craig Rosen
- A&R
- Mark Gray
- Assistant Engineer
- Montez Roberts
- Assistant Engineer
- Jennie Lorenzo
- Celli
- Dwayne Moore
- Guitar (Bass)
- Tameka Foster Glover
- Stylist
- Rita Berger
- A&R
- Mark Obriski
- Art Direction, Design
- Miki Tsutsumi
- Assistant
- Chandi Bailey
- A&R
- Eruc Byous
- Drums
- Mike Aka Mikey Dan City
- Vocals (Background), Producer
- Franny "Franchise" Graham
- Engineer, Mixing
- Narima Miller
- Assistant
- Travis Milner
- Keyboard Programming
- Charlene Parker, Jr.
- Violin
- Julian Jules Penzelna
- Assistant
- Fred "Ljai" Robertson
- Vocals (Background)
- Star Beatz
- Drum Programming
- Andros Rodriguez
- Engineer, Assistant
- Jay Brown
- Associate Executive Producer
- Andy Gibson
- Associate Executive Producer
- Darrell "Delite" Allamby
- Vocals (Background), Producer, Engineer, Digital Editing, Spoken Word, Instrumentation, Mixing
- Davis A. Barnett
- Viola
- Butch Bonner
- Guitar
- Randy Bowland
- Guitar
- Gordon Chambers
- Vocals (Background), Vocal Producer, Producer, Vocal Arrangement
- Jeff Chestek
- Engineer, String Engineer
- Larry Gold
- String Arrangements, String Conductor
- Eric Jensen
- Assistant
- Eddie LeVert
- Vocals
- Gerald LeVert
- Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer, Executive Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Inspiration

















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