Love to the World is the third studio album by Los Angeles, California -based band, L.T.D., released in 1976 on the A&M label.
Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 7 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 52 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Love Ballad", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 20 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and the title track, which charted at No. 27 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
Personnel
L.T.D. Billy Osborne - piano, organ, ARP and Moog synthesizers, clavinet, lead and background vocals, arrangements Jeffrey Osborne - drums, percussion, lead and background vocals, arrangements Henry Davis - bass guitar, background vocals, arrangements Jimmie Davis - piano, electric and acoustic piano, clavinet, background vocals, arrangements Robert Santiel - percussion, arrangements John McGhee – guitar, arrangements Abraham "Onion" Miller – tenor saxophone, background vocals, arrangements Carle Vickers – trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano saxophone, flute, arrangements Lorenzo Carnegie – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, arrangements Jake Riley – trombone, arrangements Toby Wynn – baritone saxophone, arrangements
Additional personnel
Larry and Fonce Mizell – producers, arrangements
Chuck Davis – co-producer, mastering
Jim Nipar – engineer
Serge Reyes – engineer
Kevin Gray – mastering
Bernorce Blackman – guitar
Wade Marcus – string arrangements
Charles Veal - concertmaster
Barbara Dice, Carolyn Dice, John "Bunky" Butler - children's voices (track 7)