Shine On is the seventh studio album by Los Angeles, California -based band, L.T.D., released in 1980 on the A&M label. This was the last album to feature frontman Jeffrey Osborne and his brother Billy Osborne, as they quit the group to start solo careers a year later.
Chart performance The album reached at number 28 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and number 6 on the Soul LPs chart. The single "Where Did We Go Wrong" peaked at number 7 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, while the title track, peaked at number 19 on the same chart as well as number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
Personnel L.T.D. Alvino M. Bennett – acoustic drums, percussion Lorenzo Carnegie – alto and tenor saxophones, percussion Henry E. Davis – bass guitar, synthesizer, piccolo, background vocals, arrangements Jimmie Davis – acoustic and electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer, background vocals, arrangements , rhythm arrangements John T. McGhee – acoustic and electric guitar, rhythm arrangements Abraham "Onion" Miller Jr. – tenor saxophone Jeffrey L. Osborne – lead and background vocals, percussion, rhythm arrangements , vocal arrangements Billy Osborne – acoustic and electric piano, lead and background vocals, percussion, rhythm and vocal arrangements Jake Riley – trombone Carle W. Vickers – trumpet, flugelhorn, flute
Guest musicians Sneaky Pete Kleinow – steel guitar Mark Cargill – concertmaster David M. Sherr – oboe Sidney Muldrow, Attilio De Palma – French horn Angela L. Winbush – background vocals Len Ron Hanks – rhythm and vocal arrangements
Technical personnel Bobby Martin – producer, arrangements Richard Tilles – engineer Les Brockmann, Jim Hodson, Marvin Hall – assistant engineers Bernie Grundman – mastering
Charts Album Chart (1980)PeaksU.S. Billboard Top LPs28U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs6
Singles Year Single Peaks US USR&B1980 "Where Did We Go Wrong" — 7 "Shine On" 40 19
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