Devotion (L.T.D. album)

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Devotion
L.T.D. Devotion album.jpg
Studio album by
Released1979
StudioHollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California)
Genre Soul, funk
Label A&M
Producer Bobby Martin
L.T.D. chronology
Togetherness
(1978)
Devotion
(1979)
Shine On
(1980)

Devotion is the sixth studio album by American band, L.T.D., released in 1979 through A&M Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 29 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Dance 'N' Sing 'N'", which peaked at No. 15 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Stranger", which charted at No. 14 on the same chart.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Bay State Banner wrote that "there are places where the leftover riffs from too-long sessions begin cropping up... Lead singer Jeffery Osborne ... does not get very worked up over the proceedings and the fire never gets lit underneath the L.T.D. band." [2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One on One"John T. McGhee, Abraham J. Miller, Jr., Jeffrey Osborne 5:18
2."Share My Love"Alvino M. Bennett, Henry E. Davis4:20
3."Stand Up L.T.D."L.T.D.4:43
4."Say That You'll Be Mine"Jeffrey Osborne, Henry E. Davis3:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Dance 'N' Sing 'N'"Jeffrey Osborne, Jake Riley5:32
6."Sometimes"Jeffrey Osborne, William M. Osborne3:09
7."Promise You'll Stay"Jeffrey Osborne, James E. Davis3:20
8."Stranger"Jake Riley, Jeffrey Osborne4:29
9."Feel It"William M. Osborne, Carle W. Vickers3:44

Personnel

L.T.D.

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1979)Peak
position [3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 29
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 5

Singles

YearSinglePeaks
US
R&B

[3]
1979"Dance 'N' Sing 'N'"15
"Share My Love"69
"Stranger"14

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References

  1. Hamilton, Andrew. Devotion review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. Lane, George (5 July 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 39. p. 15.
  3. 1 2 "US Charts > L.T.D." Billboard . Retrieved 17 April 2017.[ dead link ]