Shine On (L.T.D. album)

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Shine On
L.T.D. Shine On album.jpeg
Studio album by
L.T.D.
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
AllMusic3/5 stars[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, as he quit the group to start a solo career a year later.

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. ^ Jump up to: a b c "US Charts > L.T.D." Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

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