| Love to the World | ||||
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| Released | June 4, 1976 | |||
| Studio | The Sound Factory (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 33:31 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Chuck Davis (co.) | |||
| L.T.D. chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Love to the World is the third studio album by Los Angeles, California -based band, L.T.D., released in 1976 on the A&M label.
The album peaked at No. 7 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 52 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Love Ballad", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 20 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and the title track, which charted at No. 27 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100.
All tracks are written by Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell and Rodney Mizell, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love to the World" | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Time for Pleasure" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Love Ballad" (Skip Scarborough) | 4:35 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Get Your It Together" (Henry Davis, Jeffrey Osborne) | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Let the Music Keep Playing" (Henry Davis) | 4:22 |
| 6. | "The Word" | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Love to the World Prayer" | 3:49 |
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Album
| Chart (1976) | Peaks [2] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 52 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [2] | ||
| 1976 | "Love Ballad" | 20 | 1 |
| 1977 | "Love to the World" | 91 | 27 |
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