LSG
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LSG was an urban R&B musical supergroup, composed of R&B artists Gerald Levert
from Cleveland, Ohio
, Keith Sweat
from Harlem, NY and Johnny Gill
from Washington DC. The group's name "LSG" is derived from the first letter in the last name of each artist (Levert, Sweat, Gill).
In 1997
, LSG released their début album titled Levert.Sweat.Gill
. With the chart-topping lead single "My Body", the album was quickly certified platinum.
LSG released a follow-up final album in 2003
titled LSG2
.
Gerald Levert
Gerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
from Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and a major contributor to the new jack swing era.-Music career:...
from Harlem, NY and Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
from Washington DC. The group's name "LSG" is derived from the first letter in the last name of each artist (Levert, Sweat, Gill).
In 1997
1997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
, LSG released their début album titled Levert.Sweat.Gill
Levert.Sweat.Gill
Levert.Sweat.Gill is the debut album by R&B group LSG. It was released on November 11, 1997 by East West Records.The album includes contributions from guest producers including Sean "Puffy" Combs and Jermaine Dupri...
. With the chart-topping lead single "My Body", the album was quickly certified platinum.
LSG released a follow-up final album in 2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
titled LSG2
LSG2
LSG2 is the second and final album by R&B group LSG. It was released on July 28, 2003 by Elektra Records. Group member Gerald LeVert died 3 years later.-Track listing:# "Just Friends" # "Wide Open"# "Shakedown"# "Fa Free"# "Yesterday"...
.
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales threshold) |
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US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
NL MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
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Levert.Sweat.Gill Levert.Sweat.Gill Levert.Sweat.Gill is the debut album by R&B group LSG. It was released on November 11, 1997 by East West Records.The album includes contributions from guest producers including Sean "Puffy" Combs and Jermaine Dupri... |
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Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : 2× Platinum |
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LSG2 LSG2 LSG2 is the second and final album by R&B group LSG. It was released on July 28, 2003 by Elektra Records. Group member Gerald LeVert died 3 years later.-Track listing:# "Just Friends" # "Wide Open"# "Shakedown"# "Fa Free"# "Yesterday"... |
Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009.... |
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Singles
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US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
NL MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
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1997 | "My Body" | 4 | 1 | 32 | 18 |
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Levert.Sweat.Gill | ||
1998 | "Curious" | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Door #1" | — | — | — | — | |||||
2003 | "Just Friends" | — | — | — | — | LSG2 | |||
"Shakedown" | — | — | — | — | |||||
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