Shine On (L.T.D. album) explained
| Shine On |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | L.T.D. |
| Cover: | L.T.D. Shine On album.jpeg |
| Released: | August 12, 1980 |
| Studio: | Monterey Sound Studios
(Glendale, California) |
| Genre: | Soul, funk |
| Label: | A&M |
| Producer: | Bobby Martin |
| Prev Title: | Devotion |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Love Magic |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
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.[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.
Personnel
L.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
- Jimmie Davis – acoustic and electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer, background vocals, arrangements, rhythm arrangements
- John T. McGhee – acoustic and electric guitar, rhythm arrangements
- Abraham "Onion" Miller, Jr. – tenor saxophone
- Jeffrey L. Osborne – lead and background vocals, percussion, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements
- Billy Osborne – acoustic and electric piano, lead and background vocals, percussion, rhythm and vocal arrangements
- 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
Technical personnel
- Bobby Martin – producer, arrangements
- Richard Tilles – engineer
- Les Brockmann, Jim Hodson, Marvin Hall – assistant engineers
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Charts
Album
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks |
|---|
US
| US
R&B
|
|---|
| 1980 | "Where Did We Go Wrong" | - | 7 |
| "Shine On" | 40 | 19 |
|
Notes and References
- Book: The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music. Colin Larkin. Guinness Publishing. 1993. First. 0-85112-733-9. 188/9.
- Web site: http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3AL.T.D.&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=L.T.D. US Charts > L.T.D.]. Billboard. 17 April 2017.
