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 | ||||
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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] |
Commercial performance
editThe 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
editL.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
editAlbum
| 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.