Shine On (L.T.D. album)

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]

Shine On
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 12, 1980
StudioMonterey Sound Studios
(Glendale, California)
GenreSoul, funk
LabelA&M
ProducerBobby Martin
L.T.D. chronology
Devotion
(1979)
Shine On
(1980)
Love Magic
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Commercial performance

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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

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Gave Me Love"Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey4:32
2."Where Did We Go Wrong"Sam Dees, Jeffrey Osborne4:30
3."Getaway"Henry E. Davis, Jeffrey Osborne4:28
4."Will Love Grow"Jimmie Davis, Jeffrey Osborne4:21
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Love Is What You Need"John T. McGhee, Jeffrey Osborne4:14
6."Shine On"Richard Kerr, Jeffrey Osborne, Billy Osborne3:58
7."Lovers Everywhere"Jeffrey Osborne3:51
8."Lady Love"Billy Osborne3:40
9."Don'tcha Know"Jeffrey Osborne, Kenny Amos3:56

Personnel

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. Shine On review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 188/9. ISBN 0-85112-733-9.
  3. ^ a b c "US Charts > L.T.D." Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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