JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
LOVE, TOGETHERNESS, DEVOTION
| Lorenzo Carnegie - saxophone | Billy Osborne - keyboards | Henry Davis - bass, vocals | Jeffrey Osborne - drums, vocals | Jimmie Davis - keyboards, vocals | Jake Riley - trombone | John McGee - guitar | Carle Vickers - horns | Abraham Miller - saxophone, vocals | Toby Wynn - saxophone |
Long-running funk outfit L.T.D. -- Love, Togetherness and Devotion -- was formed in Greensboro, NC in 1968 by keyboardist Jimmie "J.D." Davis and bassist Abraham "Onion" Miller, both former backing musicians for the great Sam and Dave. Upon relocating to New York City, the twosome recruited guitarist Johnny McGhee, horn player Carle Vickers, saxophonists Arthur "Lorenzo" Carnegie, Toby Wynn and Abraham Miller, and trombonist Jake Riley, Jr. Vocalist/drummer Jeffrey Osborne also signed on before the group settled in Los Angeles, where Osborne's brother, keyboardist Billy Osborne joined the lineup as well. L.T.D. signed with the A&M label to issue their 1974 debut Love, Togetherness and Devotion. On their third LP, 1976's Love to the World, the group scored their first Top 20 pop hit, "Love Ballad." The follow-up, 1977's Something to Love, included the Top Five smash "(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again," and four years later L.T.D. returned to the Top 40 once again with "Shine On." However, Osborne then exited to pursue a solo career, and despite the additions of vocalists Leslie Wilson and Andre Ray, the band's commercial fortunes dimmed. In the wake of 1981's Love Magic, L.T.D. disbanded, but during the early '90s McGhee reformed the group, with 1999's Marry You featuring vocalists Greg Henneghan, Nakeisha Turner and Ronnie Henson, bassist Terry Gamble, keyboardist Ryan Cooper, drummer Jay Nichols and percussionist Mamadi Nyasuma. -- Jason Ankeny, All-Music Guide
| LOOK | ALBUM | YEAR |  | For You | 1994 | | Love Magic | 1981 | | Shine On | 1980 | | Devotion | 1979 | | Togetherness | 1978 | | Something to Love | 1977 | | Love to the World | 1976 | | Gittin' Down | 1975 | | Love Togetherness & Devotion | 1974 |
For You 1994
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1. For You 2. Stop On By 3. Is It Over 4. Steppin' Out (wid Ma Baby) |
5. Slick 6. Caught In The Middle Of Goodbye 7. Watcha Gonna Do 8. Party With You (all Night) |
Love Magic 1981
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01. Kickin' back 02. Burnin' hot 03. Cuttin' it up 04. Stay on the one |
05. Love magic 06. April love 07. It must end 08. Now |
Shine On 1980
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1. You Gave Me Love 2. Where Did We Go Wrong? 3. Getaway 4. Will Love Grow | 5. Love Is What You Need
6. Shine On 7. Lovers Everywhere 8. Lady Love 9. Don't Cha Know |
Devotion 1979
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01. One by One 02. Share My Love 03. Stand up to L.T.D. 04. Say That You'll Be Mine |
05. Dance 'n' Sing 'n' 06. Sometimes 07. Promise You'll Stay 08. Stranger 09. Feel It |
Togetherness 1978
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01. Holding on (When Love Is Gone) 02. We Both Deserve Each Other's Love 03. Jam 04. You Must Have Known I Needed Love |
05. Don't Stop Loving Me Now
06. It's Time to Be Real 07. Concentrate on You 08. You Fooled Me 09. Together Forever 10. Let's All Live and Give Together |
Something to Love 1977
| 01. Age of the Showdown 02. (Won't Cha) Stay with Me 03. Back in Love Again 04. You Come First at Last |
05. We Party Hearty
06. If You're in Need 07. Never Get Enough of Your Love 08. Make Someone Smile, Today! 09. Material Things |
Love to the World 1976
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01. Love to the World 02. Time for Pleasure 03. Love Ballad 04. Get Your It Together |
05. Let the Music Keep Playing 06. Word 07. Love to the World Prayer |
Gittin' Down 1975
Love Togetherness & Devotion 1974
