Love Ballad (L.T.D. song)
"Love Ballad" is a song by R&B/Funk band L.T.D.. Jeffrey Osborne is the lead singer.
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| Single by L.T.D. | ||||
| from the album Love To The World | ||||
| B-side | "Let the Music Keep Playing" | |||
| Released | September 1976 | |||
| Format | 7-inch single | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Skip Scarborough | |||
| Producer(s) | Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell | |||
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Released from their album Love to the World, it spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart in November 1976, and peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[1]
Weekly charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 20 |
| US Billboard R&B | 1 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 22 |
George Benson version
| "Love Ballad" | ||||
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| Single by George Benson | ||||
| from the album Livin' Inside Your Love | ||||
| B-side | "You're Never Too Far From Me" | |||
| Released | February 1979 | |||
| Format | 7-inch single | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Skip Scarborough | |||
| George Benson singles chronology | ||||
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George Benson released an up-tempo rendition of "Love Ballad" in 1979. It peaked at number three on the R&B charts and number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] It also reached number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Benson's cover is the most successful version of the song.
Weekly charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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| UK (OCC) | 29 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 18 |
| US Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] | 12 |
| US Billboard R&B | 3 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[5] | 14 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1979) | Rank |
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| US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[6] | 126 |
Later versions
- Tanya Blount did a well-received cover of the song on her debut album in 1993.
- K-Ci & JoJo covered this song on their 1997 album Love Always.
- Covered by Jeffrey Osborne and is on his 2001 Love Songs compilation album, as did with Osborne's then-drummer and frontman L.T.D.'s first Greatest Hits album in 1996.
- J Dilla sampled this song for De La Soul in 2004 on their LP The Grind Date.
- R&B singer Ciara sampled the song on her 2004 debut album Goodies.
- Patti Labelle covered the song on her 2005 album of covers, Classic Moments.
- Kenny Lattimore and Chanté Moore covered the song on their 2006 album Uncovered.
- The Temptations covered "Love Ballad" on their 2007 album Back to Front.
- Drum and Bass producer Netsky sampled the song on his single "Love Has Gone" from his second album 2 released in 2012.
- George Duke made a version of the song 1989 on his album Night After Night.
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 364.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 53.
- Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Record Research. p. 28.
- Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 7, 1979
- Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
- Song Review on the Allmusic website
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