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L.T.D. - Togetherness (1978) [1997, Remastered Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 22 Nov 2021 17:32:52

"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 #3 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #18 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Holding On (When Love Is Gone)", which peaked at #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and #49 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love", which charted at #19 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

~Wikipedia

Now two steps away from the soulful funk of 1976's Love to the World LP, L.T.D. were nevertheless still cast firmly in their mold, a foothold that would last until vocalist (and drummer) Jeffrey Osborne's departure in 1980 for his own lengthy, and successful, solo career. In the meantime, though, the group would take four albums into the charts, including 1978's Togetherness. While still a delicious blend of the fiery beats and earnest soul the band was expected to deliver, Togetherness showcased a sound that was beginning to favor the more commercially viable strains of R&B. Heard forcefully across the energetic "Holding On (When Love Is Gone)," with its understated horns and fat bassline, and the beautiful ballad "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love," this transition was still a treat in any form. Both tracks were textured vehicles for Osborne's to-die-for vocals and both peeled off the LP to give L.T.D. respective number one and number 19 hits. The rest of Togetherness wraps songs in the same vein around several snappy funk tracks, most notably "Jam," which is a classic old-school groove, and "Together Forever," which brings both horns and bass to the fore, while Osborne steps back and gruffs up his vocals. Such a blend would have seemed disparate in the hands of a lesser band, but L.T.D. were always able to create a marriage between sound and style with a sureness and warmth that never failed to please. And even though the funk was fading from this set, Togetherness still emerged a near-perfect album.

~Review by Amy Hanson

Release of the album: 1978, May, 23 [LP A&M Records, Cat.# SP-4705, USA]
Release of this CD: 1997, December, 9 [CD A&M Records (USA), Cat.# 82839 4705 2 / UPC: 082839470520]
℗&© 1978, 1997 A&M Records, Inc., a PolyGram Company
Printed/Made in the U.S.A.

Notes: Digitally Remastered from original source tapes for superior quality.

Credits:

Acoustic Guitar [Additional], Guitar [Additional Electric] – Benorce Blackmon
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] – John T. McGhee
Backing Vocals – Henry Davis, James Davis
Backing Vocals, Bells [Orchestra] – Billy Osborne
Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals – Jeffrey Osborne
Bass, Flugelhorn, Flute, Saxophone [Soprano], Trumpet – Carle W. Vickers
Celesta, Clavinet, Electric Piano, Piano, Piano [Acoustic] – James E. Davis
Concertmaster – Paul Shure
Engineer – Bob Hughes
Engineer [Assistant] – Douglas Graves
Executive Producer – L.T.D.
Flute, Saxophone [Alto, Tenor] – Lorenzo Carnegie
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Producer – Bobby Martin
Saxophone [Baritone, Tenor] – Abraham J. (Onion) Miller, Jr.
Trombone – Jake Riley

Tracklist:

01. Holding On (When Love Is Gone) (03:59)
(John McGhee / Jeffrey Osborne)
02. We Both Deserve Each Other's Love (03:07)
(James "Thunderbird" Davis / Jeffrey Osborne)
03. Jam (04:35)
(John McGhee / Jake Riley)
04. You Must Have Know I Needed Love (03:35)
(Len Ron Hanks / Zane Grey)
05. Don't Stop Loving Me Now (04:00)
(LeRoy M. Bell / Casey James)
06. It's Time To Be Real (03:29)
(Henry Davis / Jeffrey Osborne)
07. Concentrate On You (04:49)
(Harold Johnson)
08. You Fooled Me (03:14)
(Len Ron Hanks / Zane Grey)
09. Together Forever (03:45)
(Billy Osborne / Carle Vickers)
10. Let's All Live And Give Together (04:15)
(Billy Osborne / Jeffrey Osborne)

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See also:
L.T.D. - Love Magic (1981) [2018, Japan]
Jeffrey Osborne - Don't Stop (1984) {W. Germany for USA}

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