Devotion is the sixth studio album by American band, L.T.D., released in 1979 through A&M Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 29 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Dance 'N' Sing 'N'", which peaked at No. 15 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Stranger", which charted at No. 14 on the same chart.
Critical reception
The Bay State Banner wrote that "there are places where the leftover riffs from too-long sessions begin cropping up... Lead singer Jeffery Osborne ... does not get very worked up over the proceedings and the fire never gets lit underneath the L.T.D. band."
Track listing
Personnel L.T.D. Alvino M. Bennett – acoustic and electric drums Lorenzo Carnegie – alto and tenor saxophones Henry E. Davis – bass guitar, flute, horn arrangements James E. Davis – acoustic piano, Yamaha electric piano, background vocals, clavinet, horn arrangements , string arrangements John McGhee – guitar Abraham "Onion" Miller, Jr. – tenor saxophone Jeffrey L. Osborne – percussion, lead and background vocals, horn arrangements William M. Osborne – organ, lead and background vocals, Fender Rhodes, percussion, horn arrangements Jake Riley – trombone, horn arrangements Carle W. Vickers – trumpet, flugelhorn, C trumpet, flute, percussion, horn arrangements
Additional musicians Paul Shure – concertmaster Maurice Spears – bass trombone Lorraine G. Johnson – background vocals
Technical personnel Bobby Martin – producer, horn arrangements , string arrangements Bob Hughes – engineer, mixing G.S. MacMillan – assistant engineer Douglas Graves – assistant engineer Bernie Grundman – mastering
Charts Album Chart (1979)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Top LPs29U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs5
Singles Year Single Peaks USR&B1979 "Dance 'N' Sing 'N'" 15 "Share My Love" 69 "Stranger" 14
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