Shine On (L.T.D. album)
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Released | August 12, 1980 | |||
Studio | Monterey Sound Studios (Glendale, California) | |||
Genre | Soul, Funk | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Bobby Martin | |||
L.T.D. chronology | ||||
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Shine On is the seventh studio album by Los Angeles, California -based band, L.T.D., released in 1980 on the A&M label. This was the last album to feature frontman Jeffrey Osborne, as he released from the group to enter a solo career a year later.
Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 6 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 28 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Where Did We Go Wrong", which peaked at No. 7 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and the title track, which charted at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 19 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You Gave Me Love" | Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey | 4:32 |
2. | "Where Did We Go Wrong" | Sam Dees, Jeffrey Osborne | 4:30 |
3. | "Getaway" | Henry E. Davis, Jeffrey Osborne | 4:28 |
4. | "Will Love Grow" | Jimmie Davis, Jeffrey Osborne | 4:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Love Is What You Need" | John T. McGhee, Jeffrey Osborne | 4:14 |
6. | "Shine On" | Richard Kerr, Jeffrey Osborne | 3:58 |
7. | "Lovers Everywhere" | Jeffrey Osborne | 3:51 |
8. | "Lady Love" | Billy Osborne | 3:40 |
9. | "Don'tcha Know" | Jeffrey Osborne, Kenny Amos | 3:56 |
Personnel
- Alvino M. Bennett – acoustic drums, percussion
- Lorenzo Carnegie – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion
- Henry E. Davis – bass, synthesizer, piccolo, background vocals
- Jimmie Davis – acoustic piano, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer, background vocals
- John T. McGhee – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Abraham "Onion" Miller, Jr. – tenor saxophone
- Jeffrey Osborne – lead vocals, background vocals, percussion
- Billy Osborne – acoustic piano, electric piano, lead vocals, background vocals, percussion
- Jake Riley – trombone
- Carle W. Vickers – trumpet, flugelhorn, flute
- Guest musicians
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – steel guitar
- Mark Cargill – concertmaster
- David M. Sherr – oboe
- Sidney Muldrow, Attilio De Palma – French horn
- Angela Winbush – background vocals
Charts
Album
Chart (1980) | Peaks [2] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 28 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 6 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peaks | |
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US [2] |
US R&B [2] | ||
1980 | "Where Did We Go Wrong" | — | 7 |
"Shine On" | 40 | 19 |
References
- ^ Lytle, Craig. Shine On review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > L.T.D." Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2017.