diff --git a/entry.go b/entry.go
index 419e2d1..df6d188 100644
--- a/entry.go
+++ b/entry.go
@@ -251,16 +251,18 @@ func (entry *Entry) write() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) Trace(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(TraceLevel) {
-		entry.log(TraceLevel, fmt.Sprint(args...))
+func (entry *Entry) Log(level Level, args ...interface{}) {
+	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(level) {
+		entry.log(level, fmt.Sprint(args...))
 	}
 }
 
+func (entry *Entry) Trace(args ...interface{}) {
+	entry.Log(TraceLevel, args...)
+}
+
 func (entry *Entry) Debug(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(DebugLevel) {
-		entry.log(DebugLevel, fmt.Sprint(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Log(DebugLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Print(args ...interface{}) {
@@ -268,15 +270,11 @@ func (entry *Entry) Print(args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Info(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(InfoLevel) {
-		entry.log(InfoLevel, fmt.Sprint(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Log(InfoLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Warn(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(WarnLevel) {
-		entry.log(WarnLevel, fmt.Sprint(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Log(WarnLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Warning(args ...interface{}) {
@@ -284,43 +282,35 @@ func (entry *Entry) Warning(args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Error(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(ErrorLevel) {
-		entry.log(ErrorLevel, fmt.Sprint(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Log(ErrorLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Fatal(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(FatalLevel) {
-		entry.log(FatalLevel, fmt.Sprint(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Log(FatalLevel, args...)
 	entry.Logger.Exit(1)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Panic(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(PanicLevel) {
-		entry.log(PanicLevel, fmt.Sprint(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Log(PanicLevel, args...)
 	panic(fmt.Sprint(args...))
 }
 
 // Entry Printf family functions
 
+func (entry *Entry) Logf(level Level, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	entry.Log(level, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
+}
+
 func (entry *Entry) Tracef(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(TraceLevel) {
-		entry.Trace(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logf(TraceLevel, format, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Debugf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(DebugLevel) {
-		entry.Debug(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logf(DebugLevel, format, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Infof(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(InfoLevel) {
-		entry.Info(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logf(InfoLevel, format, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Printf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
@@ -328,9 +318,7 @@ func (entry *Entry) Printf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Warnf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(WarnLevel) {
-		entry.Warn(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logf(WarnLevel, format, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Warningf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
@@ -338,42 +326,36 @@ func (entry *Entry) Warningf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(ErrorLevel) {
-		entry.Error(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logf(ErrorLevel, format, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(FatalLevel) {
-		entry.Fatal(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logf(FatalLevel, format, args...)
 	entry.Logger.Exit(1)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Panicf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(PanicLevel) {
-		entry.Panic(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logf(PanicLevel, format, args...)
 }
 
 // Entry Println family functions
 
-func (entry *Entry) Traceln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(TraceLevel) {
-		entry.Trace(entry.sprintlnn(args...))
+func (entry *Entry) Logln(level Level, args ...interface{}) {
+	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(level) {
+		entry.Log(level, entry.sprintlnn(args...))
 	}
 }
 
+func (entry *Entry) Traceln(args ...interface{}) {
+	entry.Logln(TraceLevel, args...)
+}
+
 func (entry *Entry) Debugln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(DebugLevel) {
-		entry.Debug(entry.sprintlnn(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logln(DebugLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Infoln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(InfoLevel) {
-		entry.Info(entry.sprintlnn(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logln(InfoLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Println(args ...interface{}) {
@@ -381,9 +363,7 @@ func (entry *Entry) Println(args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Warnln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(WarnLevel) {
-		entry.Warn(entry.sprintlnn(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logln(WarnLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Warningln(args ...interface{}) {
@@ -391,22 +371,16 @@ func (entry *Entry) Warningln(args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Errorln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(ErrorLevel) {
-		entry.Error(entry.sprintlnn(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logln(ErrorLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Fatalln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(FatalLevel) {
-		entry.Fatal(entry.sprintlnn(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logln(FatalLevel, args...)
 	entry.Logger.Exit(1)
 }
 
 func (entry *Entry) Panicln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if entry.Logger.IsLevelEnabled(PanicLevel) {
-		entry.Panic(entry.sprintlnn(args...))
-	}
+	entry.Logln(PanicLevel, args...)
 }
 
 // Sprintlnn => Sprint no newline. This is to get the behavior of how
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 5ceca0e..9bf64e2 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -131,28 +131,24 @@ func (logger *Logger) WithTime(t time.Time) *Entry {
 	return entry.WithTime(t)
 }
 
-func (logger *Logger) Tracef(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(TraceLevel) {
+func (logger *Logger) Logf(level Level, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(level) {
 		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Tracef(format, args...)
+		entry.Logf(level, format, args...)
 		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
 	}
 }
 
+func (logger *Logger) Tracef(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	logger.Logf(TraceLevel, format, args...)
+}
+
 func (logger *Logger) Debugf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(DebugLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Debugf(format, args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logf(DebugLevel, format, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Infof(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(InfoLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Infof(format, args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logf(InfoLevel, format, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Printf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
@@ -162,68 +158,44 @@ func (logger *Logger) Printf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Warnf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(WarnLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Warnf(format, args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logf(WarnLevel, format, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Warningf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(WarnLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Warnf(format, args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Warnf(format, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(ErrorLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Errorf(format, args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logf(ErrorLevel, format, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(FatalLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Fatalf(format, args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logf(FatalLevel, format, args...)
 	logger.Exit(1)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Panicf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(PanicLevel) {
+	logger.Logf(PanicLevel, format, args...)
+}
+
+func (logger *Logger) Log(level Level, args ...interface{}) {
+	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(level) {
 		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Panicf(format, args...)
+		entry.Log(level, args...)
 		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
 	}
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Trace(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(TraceLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Trace(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Log(TraceLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Debug(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(DebugLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Debug(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Log(DebugLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Info(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(InfoLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Info(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Log(InfoLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Print(args ...interface{}) {
@@ -233,68 +205,44 @@ func (logger *Logger) Print(args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Warn(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(WarnLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Warn(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Log(WarnLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Warning(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(WarnLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Warn(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Warn(args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Error(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(ErrorLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Error(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Log(ErrorLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Fatal(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(FatalLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Fatal(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Log(FatalLevel, args...)
 	logger.Exit(1)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Panic(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(PanicLevel) {
+	logger.Log(PanicLevel, args...)
+}
+
+func (logger *Logger) Logln(level Level, args ...interface{}) {
+	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(level) {
 		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Panic(args...)
+		entry.Logln(level, args...)
 		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
 	}
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Traceln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(TraceLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Traceln(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logln(TraceLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Debugln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(DebugLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Debugln(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logln(DebugLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Infoln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(InfoLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Infoln(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logln(InfoLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Println(args ...interface{}) {
@@ -304,44 +252,24 @@ func (logger *Logger) Println(args ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Warnln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(WarnLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Warnln(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logln(WarnLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Warningln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(WarnLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Warnln(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Warn(args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Errorln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(ErrorLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Errorln(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logln(ErrorLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Fatalln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(FatalLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Fatalln(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logln(FatalLevel, args...)
 	logger.Exit(1)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Panicln(args ...interface{}) {
-	if logger.IsLevelEnabled(PanicLevel) {
-		entry := logger.newEntry()
-		entry.Panicln(args...)
-		logger.releaseEntry(entry)
-	}
+	logger.Logln(PanicLevel, args...)
 }
 
 func (logger *Logger) Exit(code int) {
diff --git a/logrus_test.go b/logrus_test.go
index 5c740fd..d857262 100644
--- a/logrus_test.go
+++ b/logrus_test.go
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package logrus_test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -109,6 +111,15 @@ func TestWarn(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
+	LogAndAssertJSON(t, func(log *Logger) {
+		log.Log(WarnLevel, "test")
+	}, func(fields Fields) {
+		assert.Equal(t, "test", fields["msg"])
+		assert.Equal(t, "warning", fields["level"])
+	})
+}
+
 func TestInfolnShouldAddSpacesBetweenStrings(t *testing.T) {
 	LogAndAssertJSON(t, func(log *Logger) {
 		log.Infoln("test", "test")
@@ -338,6 +349,7 @@ func TestNestedLoggingReportsCorrectCaller(t *testing.T) {
 	llog := logger.WithField("context", "eating raw fish")
 
 	llog.Info("looks delicious")
+	_, _, line, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
 
 	err := json.Unmarshal(buffer.Bytes(), &fields)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "should have decoded first message")
@@ -348,7 +360,7 @@ func TestNestedLoggingReportsCorrectCaller(t *testing.T) {
 		"github.com/sirupsen/logrus_test.TestNestedLoggingReportsCorrectCaller", fields["func"])
 	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, filepath.ToSlash(cwd+"/logrus_test.go:340"), filepath.ToSlash(fields["file"].(string)))
+	assert.Equal(t, filepath.ToSlash(fmt.Sprintf("%s/logrus_test.go:%d", cwd, line-1)), filepath.ToSlash(fields["file"].(string)))
 
 	buffer.Reset()
 
@@ -363,6 +375,7 @@ func TestNestedLoggingReportsCorrectCaller(t *testing.T) {
 	}).WithFields(Fields{
 		"James": "Brown",
 	}).Print("The hardest workin' man in show business")
+	_, _, line, _ = runtime.Caller(0)
 
 	err = json.Unmarshal(buffer.Bytes(), &fields)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "should have decoded second message")
@@ -377,7 +390,7 @@ func TestNestedLoggingReportsCorrectCaller(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t,
 		"github.com/sirupsen/logrus_test.TestNestedLoggingReportsCorrectCaller", fields["func"])
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, filepath.ToSlash(cwd+"/logrus_test.go:365"), filepath.ToSlash(fields["file"].(string)))
+	assert.Equal(t, filepath.ToSlash(fmt.Sprintf("%s/logrus_test.go:%d", cwd, line-1)), filepath.ToSlash(fields["file"].(string)))
 
 	logger.ReportCaller = false // return to default value
 }