L.T.D. - Togetherness (1978) CD Rip

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Artist: L.T.D.
Title: Togetherness
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: A&M Records [82839 4705 2]
Genre: Soul, Funk
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 38:49
Total Size: 254 MB(+3%) | 92 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

1 Holding On (When Love Is Gone) 3:57
2 We Both Deserve Each Other's Love 3:06
3 Jam 4:38
4 You Must Have Known I Needed Love 3:33
5 Don't Stop Loving Me Now 3:58
6 It's Time To Be Real 3:28
7 Concentrate On You 4:49
8 You Fooled Me 3:14
9 Together Forever 3:46
10 Let's All Live And Give Together 4:15

personnel :

Jeffrey Osborne – lead vocals, background vocals, percussion, drums (tracks 2-3, 6-7, 10)
Lorenzo Carnegie – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Henry E. Davis – bass, clavinet on "It's Time to Be Real", background vocals
James E. Davis – piano, acoustic piano, electric piano, clavinet, celeste, background vocals
John T. McGhee – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Abraham J. "Onion" Miller, Jr. – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Billy Osborne – organ, piano, acoustic piano, electric piano, clavinet, percussion, drums on "Together Forever", orchestra bells, background vocals
Jake Riley – trombone
Carle W. Vickers – trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano saxophone, bass, flute

Guest musicians

Benorce Blackmon – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Melvin D. Webb – percussion, drums (tracks 1, 4-5, 8)
Paul Shure – string concertmaster

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.~Amy Hanson

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