Love, Togetherness & Devotion
Appearance
Love, Togetherness & Devotion | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 23, 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Studio | A&M Studios | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Calvin Carter | |||
L.T.D. chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Love, Togetherness & Devotion is the debut album release for the Los Angeles, California-based band L.T.D.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "To the Bone" |
| 3:22 |
2. | "Elegant Love" |
| 3:46 |
3. | "Not on Your Life" |
| 2:58 |
4. | "Gestures Unfulfilled" | Celeste Cole | 3:59 |
5. | "What Goes Around" | B. Osborne | 3:44 |
6. | "Success" |
| 4:15 |
7. | "Thank You Mother" |
| 3:11 |
8. | "How Could You Be So Cold?" |
| 2:46 |
9. | "Whatcha Wanna Do" |
| 3:10 |
10. | "I Told You I'd Be Back" |
| 3:20 |
11. | "Lucky Day" |
| 5:51 |
Personnel
[edit]L.T.D.
- Carle Vickers - trumpet (1-6, 8-11), flugelhorn (2, 5, 7, 11), flute (4, 8), piccolo (1, 4), percussion (9), background vocals (4, 11)
- Jake Riley – trombone (1-6, 8-11), percussion (6)
- Lorenzo Carnegie – tenor saxophone (1, 6, 8-11), soprano saxophone (4), alto saxophone (2, 3, 5)
- Abraham "Onion" Miller – tenor saxophone (1-6, 8-11), percussion (3, 9), lead vocals (9)
- Toby Wynn – baritone saxophone (2, 3, 5, 6, 9-11), alto saxophone (1, 4, 8), percussion (9)
- Billy Osborne – organ and clavinet (1-6, 8-11), acoustic piano (5, 7), celeste (7), percussion (1, 2, 5, 10, 11), lead vocals (6), background vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11), arranger (7), vocal arranger (2, 5, 7)
- Jimmie Davis – electric piano, clavinet (7), acoustic piano (11), lead vocals (8), background vocals (1, 2, 4-7, 10, 11), arranger (1-6, 8-11), vocal arranger (6, 10)
- Henry Davis – bass guitar, flute (7)
- Jeffrey Osborne – drums, lead vocals (1-3, 5, 7, 11), background vocals (4, 6, 8, 10), percussion (2, 5, 7, 10), vocal arranger (1, 8, 9, 11)
- Robert "Pondanza" Santiel – congas, bongos, latin percussion
- Celeste Cole – lead vocals (2, 4), background vocals (1, 5-8, 10, 11), acoustic piano (4), percussion (5), vocal arranger (4)
Technical personnel
- Calvin Carter – producer
- Jerry Butler – executive producer
- Henry Lewy – engineer
- Milton Calice – assistant engineer
Charts
[edit]Chart (1974) | Peak positions |
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Billboard Top R&B Albums[2] | 54 |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r42682/review
- ^ "L.T.D. US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
External links
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