Shine On (L.T.D. album)
| Shine On | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
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 and his brother Billy Osborne, as they quit the group to start solo careers a year later.[2]
Commercial performance
[edit]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
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Love Is What You Need" | John T. McGhee, Jeffrey Osborne | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Shine On" | Richard Kerr, Jeffrey Osborne, Billy 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
[edit]L.T.D.
- Alvino M. Bennett – acoustic drums, percussion
- Lorenzo Carnegie – alto and tenor saxophones, percussion
- Henry E. Davis – bass guitar, synthesizer, piccolo, background vocals, arrangements (1, 3, 5, 9)
- Jimmie Davis – acoustic and electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer, background vocals, arrangements (6-8), rhythm arrangements (4)
- John T. McGhee – acoustic and electric guitar, rhythm arrangements (5)
- Abraham "Onion" Miller, Jr. – tenor saxophone
- Jeffrey L. Osborne – lead and background vocals, percussion, rhythm arrangements (2, 7, 9), vocal arrangements (2-7, 9)
- Billy Osborne – acoustic and electric piano, lead and background vocals, percussion, rhythm and vocal arrangements (8)
- 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 L. Winbush – background vocals
- Len Ron Hanks – rhythm and vocal arrangements (1)
Technical personnel
- Bobby Martin – producer, arrangements (2, 4)
- Richard Tilles – engineer
- Les Brockmann, Jim Hodson, Marvin Hall – assistant engineers
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Charts
[edit]Album
| Chart (1980) | Peaks [3] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 6 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US R&B [3] | ||
| 1980 | "Where Did We Go Wrong" | — | 7 |
| "Shine On" | 40 | 19 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Lytle, Craig. Shine On review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 188/9. ISBN 0-85112-733-9.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > L.T.D." Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
