Love to the World
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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.
L.T.D.
L.T.D. is an American R&B/funk band best known for their 1977 hit single, " Back in Love Again," as well as their many ballads, such as "Love Ballad," "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love," and "Where Did We Go Wrong?."-Career:L.T.D...
hooked up with The Mizell Brothers
Mizell Brothers
The Mizell Brothers were a record producing team in the 1970s, consisting of Larry Mizell and Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell .-History:...
, "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
Love Ballad (L.T.D. song)
"Love Ballad" is a hit song for R&B/Funk band L.T.D.. Released from their album, Love to the World, it spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart in November 1976, and peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart....
fared very well charting number 1 on the R&B singles charts and #20 on the pop charts.
Track list
- Love To The World - (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Rodney MizellMizell BrothersThe Mizell Brothers were a record producing team in the 1970s, consisting of Larry Mizell and Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell .-History:...
) 5:07 - Time For Pleasure- (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Rodney MizellMizell BrothersThe Mizell Brothers were a record producing team in the 1970s, consisting of Larry Mizell and Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell .-History:...
) 5:20 - Love BalladLove Ballad (L.T.D. song)"Love Ballad" is a hit song for R&B/Funk band L.T.D.. Released from their album, Love to the World, it spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart in November 1976, and peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart....
- (Skip ScarboroughSkip ScarboroughSkip Scarborough was a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.-Biography:Born Clarence Alexander Scarborough in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he lived in Los Angeles most of his life....
) 4:35 - Get Your It Together - (Henry Davis, Jeffrey OsborneJeffrey OsborneJeffrey Linton Osborne is an American funk and R&B musician, songwriter, lyricist, and former lead singer of the band, L.T.D.-Early life and career:...
) 4:48 - Let The Music Keep Playing - (Henry Davis) 4:22
- The Word - (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Rodney MizellMizell BrothersThe Mizell Brothers were a record producing team in the 1970s, consisting of Larry Mizell and Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell .-History:...
) 5:30 - Love To The World Prayer - (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Rodney MizellMizell BrothersThe Mizell Brothers were a record producing team in the 1970s, consisting of Larry Mizell and Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell .-History:...
) 3:49
Personnel
- Jeffrey OsborneJeffrey OsborneJeffrey Linton Osborne is an American funk and R&B musician, songwriter, lyricist, and former lead singer of the band, L.T.D.-Early life and career:...
- 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 Voices
Charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
52 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
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| 1976 | "Love Ballad" | 20 | 1 | — |
| 1977 | "Love To The World" | 91; | 27 | 8 (1976) |