Love to the World

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.

Love to the World
Studio album by
L.T.D.
ReleasedJune 04, 1976
StudioThe Sound Factory
(Los Angeles, California)
GenreSoul, Funk
Length33:31
LabelA&M
ProducerLarry Mizell, Fonce Mizell
L.T.D. chronology
Gittin' Down
(1974)		 Love to the World
(1976)		 Something to Love
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Commercial performance

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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell and Rodney Mizell, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Love to the World"5:07
2."Time for Pleasure"5:20
3."Love Ballad" (Skip Scarborough)4:35
Side two
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel
  • Jeffrey Osborne - Lead and Backing Vocals, Drums, Percussion
  • Billy Osborne - Clavinet, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Lead and Backing Vocals
  • Jimmie Davis - Clavinet, Electric Piano, Piano, Backing Vocals
  • Henry Davis - Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Bernorce Blackman, John McGee - Guitar
  • Carle Vickers - Flute, Flugelhorn, Soprano Saxophone, Trumpet
  • Abraham "Onion" Miller - Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals
  • Lorenzo Carnegie - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
  • Toby Wynn - Baritone Saxophone
  • Jake Riley - Trombone
  • Robert Santiel - Percussion
  • Charles Veal - Concertmaster
  • Barbara Dice, Carolyn Dice, John "Bunky" Butler - Children's Voices (track 7)

Charts

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

References
  1. Hamilton, Andrew. Love to the World review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  2. "US Charts > L.T.D." Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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