Do I Speak for the World

Do I Speak for the World is the eighth studio album by American R&B singer Gerald Levert. It was released by Elektra Records on November 30, 2004 in the United States. The album marked his final studio album with the label. This was also the last album to be released during his lifetime.

Do I Speak for the World
Studio album by
Gerald Levert
ReleasedNovember 30, 2004
Length61:30
LabelElektra
Producer
Gerald Levert chronology
Stroke of Genius
(2003)		 Do I Speak for the World
(2004)		 In My Songs
(2007)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

AllMusic editor Rob Theakston called Do I Speak for the World "an enjoyable listen and a fine return to form." He felt that the album "is a nice return to form for the Levert 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."[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"/"Speak for the World"
  • Gerald Levert
  • Darrell "Delite" Allamby
  • Edwin "Tony" Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Allamby
  • Nicholas
6:17
2."Cornell West"/"Tavis Smiley Interlude"LevertLevert1:17
3."Crucify Me"AllambyAllamby4:52
4."Greater Later"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Dwayne Moore
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:06
5."Show You How to Love (Interlude)"
  • Levert
  • Allamby
  • Levert
  • Allamby
1:02
6."Lay You Down"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:33
7."Everyday"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:29
8."Better to Talk It Out"
  • Chambers
  • Taylor
4:30
9."It Was What It Was"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:32
10."Duty Calls"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:11
11."One Million Times"
  • Levert
  • Allamby
  • Levert
  • Allamby
3:56
12."What Happened to the Lovin'" (featuring Eddie Levert, Trey Songz & The Levert Kids)
  • Chambers
  • Rick Williams
  • Taylor
  • Chambers
  • Taylor
3:42
13."So What (If You Got a Baby)"Gerald IsaacIsaac4:19
14."Where Do We Go"Michael FlowersMike City4:00
15."Click a Glass"
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
  • Levert
  • Nicholas
4:58
16."Do I Speak for the World (Outro)"AllambyAllamby0:55

Charts

References
  1. Theakston, Rob. "Do I Speak for the World". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. "Gerald Levert Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. "Gerald Levert Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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