''Gerald's World'' is the fifth

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by American R&B singer

Gerald Levert Gerald Edward Levert (July 13, 1966 – November 10, 2006) was an Americans, American singer-songwriter and Music Producer, producer. Levert performed with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon with the R&B vocal group, LeVert. Le ...

. It was released by

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on September 18, 2001, in the United States.

Critical reception

In his review for

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, David Jeffries called ''Gerald's World'' "another Gerald Levert album – nothing less, nothing more ..On ''Gerald's World'', he's as smooth and as sweet-talkin' as ever. But there's something automatic about it all, a sense of security with the persona and legend he's built over the years. LeVert still may have a bedroom voice, but more often than not here, he seems about ready to call it a night." ''

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'' critic Will Bourne found that "Levert’s panty-dropping

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is more than up to the fight. Imploring and, when that fails, outright begging the object of his affection to submit to his relentlessly polished soul charms, he’s clearly unwilling to take no for an answer. The old goat."

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