Togetherness is the fifth studio album by Los Angeles, California -based band, L.T.D., released in 1978 on the A&M label.

Commercial performance 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.

Critical reception

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'."

Track listing

Personnel L.T.D. Jeffrey Osborne – lead vocals, background vocals, percussion, drums , vocal arrangements Lorenzo Carnegie – alto and tenor saxophones, flute Henry E. Davis – bass guitar, clavinet , background vocals, rhythm and horn arrangements James E. Davis – piano, acoustic and electric piano, clavinet, celeste, background vocals, arrangements John T. McGhee – electric and acoustic guitars, rhythm arrangements Abraham J. "Onion" Miller Jr. – tenor and baritone saxophones Billy Osborne – organ, piano, acoustic and electric piano, clavinet, percussion, drums , orchestra bells, background vocals, horn and vocal arrangements , rhythm arrangements Jake Riley – trombone, rhythm arrangements , horn arrangements Carle W. Vickers – trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano saxophone, bass and C flutes, rhythm and horn arrangements

Additional musicians Benorce Blackmon – additional electric and acoustic guitars Melvin D. Webb – additional percussion, drums Paul Shure – string concertmaster Len Ron Hanks – vocal arrangements Zane Grey – vocal arrangements

Technical personnel Bobby Martin – producer, arrangements , horn arrangements , string arrangements Bob Hughes – engineer Douglas Graves – assistant engineer Bernie Grundman – mastering

Charts Album Chart (1978)PeaksU.S. Billboard Top LPs18U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs3

Singles Year Single Peaks US USR&B1978 "Holding On (When Love Is Gone)" 49 1 "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love" 107 19

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