| Togetherness | ||||
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| Released | May 23, 1978 | |||
| Studio | Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Bobby Martin | |||
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Togetherness is the fifth studio album by Los Angeles, California -based band, L.T.D., released in 1978 on the A&M label.
The album peaked at No. 3 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 18 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Holding On (When Love Is Gone)", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love", which charted at No. 19 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− [2] |
The Bay State Banner wrote that "the band pays tribute to all of its influences with a ten-song outing... For those of you who are more in tune to LTD's funk offerings, there are three tunes that'll have you freakin' in a second: the appropriately entitled 'Jam', 'It's Time to be Real' and 'Together, Forever'." [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Holding On (When Love Is Gone)" | Jeffrey Osborne, John T. McGhee | 3:57 |
| 2. | "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love" | Jeffrey Osborne, James Davis | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Jam" | Jake Riley, John T. McGhee | 4:38 |
| 4. | "You Must Have Known I Needed Love" | Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Don't Stop Loving Me Now" | LeRoy Bell, Casey James | 3:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "It's Time to Be Real" | Jeffrey Osborne, Henry Davis | 3:28 |
| 7. | "Concentrate on You" | Harold Johnson | 4:45 |
| 8. | "You Fooled Me" | Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Together Forever" | William Osborne, Carle Vickers | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Let's All Live and Give Together" | William Osborne, Jeffrey Osborne | 4:15 |
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| Chart (1978) | Peaks [4] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] | US R&B [4] | ||
| 1978 | "Holding On (When Love Is Gone)" | 49 | 1 |
| "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love" | 107 | 19 | |
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