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, as he quit the group to start a solo career a year later.

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

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

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 Osborne3:58
7."Lovers Everywhere"Jeffrey Osborne3:51
8."Lady Love"Billy Osborne3:40
9."Don'tcha Know"Jeffrey Osborne, Kenny Amos3:56

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]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 28
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 6

Singles

Year Single Peaks
US
[2]
US
R&B

[2]
1980 "Where Did We Go Wrong" 7
"Shine On" 40 19

References

  1. Lytle, Craig. Shine On review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. "US Charts > L.T.D." Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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