Devotion (L.T.D. album)

Devotion
Studio album by L.T.D.
Released	1979
Studio	Hollywood 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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.	Title	Writer(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. Davis	4:20
3.	"Stand Up L.T.D."	L.T.D.	4:43
4.	"Say That You'll Be Mine"	Jeffrey Osborne, Henry E. Davis	3:08

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Dance 'N' Sing 'N'"	Jeffrey Osborne, Jake Riley	5:32
6.	"Sometimes"	Jeffrey Osborne, William M. Osborne	3:09
7.	"Promise You'll Stay"	Jeffrey Osborne, James E. Davis	3:20
8.	"Stranger"	Jake Riley, Jeffrey Osborne	4:29
9.	"Feel It"	William M. Osborne, Carle W. Vickers	3:44

Personnel

L.T.D.

• Alvino M. Bennett – acoustic and electric drums
• Lorenzo Carnegie – alto and tenor saxophones
• Henry E. Davis – bass guitar, flute, horn arrangements (2, 4)
• James E. Davis – acoustic piano, Yamaha electric piano, background vocals, clavinet, horn arrangements (8, 9), string arrangements (2, 9)
• John McGhee – guitar
• Abraham "Onion" Miller, Jr. – tenor saxophone
• Jeffrey L. Osborne – percussion, lead and background vocals, horn arrangements (8)
• William M. Osborne – organ, lead and background vocals, Fender Rhodes, percussion, horn arrangements (10)
• Jake Riley – trombone, horn arrangements (3, 5)
• Carle W. Vickers – trumpet, flugelhorn, C trumpet, flute, percussion, horn arrangements (10)

Additional musicians

• Paul Shure – concertmaster
• Maurice Spears – bass trombone
• Lorraine G. Johnson – background vocals

Technical personnel

• Bobby Martin – producer, horn arrangements (1, 6, 7), string arrangements (4-8, 10)
• Bob Hughes – engineer, mixing
• G.S. MacMillan – assistant engineer
• Douglas Graves – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering

Charts

Album

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

Singles

Year	Single	Peaks
		US R&B [3]
1979	"Dance 'N' Sing 'N'"	15
	"Share My Love"	69
	"Stranger"	14

References

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

External links

• Devotion at Discogs (list of releases)