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Love to the World is the third album release for the Los Angeles, California -based band, L.T.D..

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

On their third release, L.T.D. hooked up with The Mizell Brothers, "Larry and Fonce" behind the boards to produce "Love To The World". The album would chart on number 7 on the R&B album charts. The single, Love Ballad fared very well charting number 1 on the R&B singles charts and #20 on the pop charts.

Track list

  1. Love To The World - (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Rodney Mizell) 5:07
  2. Time For Pleasure- (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Rodney Mizell) 5:20
  3. Love Ballad - (Skip Scarborough) 4:35
  4. Get Your It Together - (Henry Davis, Jeffrey Osborne) 4:48
  5. Let The Music Keep Playing - (Henry Davis) 4:22
  6. The Word - (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Rodney Mizell) 5:30
  7. Love To The World Prayer - (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Rodney Mizell) 3:49

Personnel

  • Jeffrey Osborne - Lead and Backing Vocals, Drums, Percussion
  • Billy Osborne - Clavinet, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Lead and Backing Vocals
  • Jimmie Davis - Clavinet, Electric Piano, Piano, Backing Vocals
  • Henry Davis - Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Bernorce Blackman, John McGee - Guitar
  • Carle Vickers - Flute, Flugelhorn, Soprano Saxophone, Trumpet
  • Abraham "Onion" Miller - Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals
  • Lorenzo Carnegie - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
  • Toby Wynn - Baritone Saxophone
  • Jake Riley - Trombone
  • Robert Santiel - Percussion
  • Charles Veal - Concertmaster
  • Barbara Dice, Carolyn Dice, John "Bunky" Butler - Children's Voices (track 7)

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 52
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 7

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1976 "Love Ballad" 20 1
1977 "Love To The World" 91; 27 8 (1976)


References

  1. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. LTD: Love to the World > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "L.T.D. US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  3. ^ "L.T.D. US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.