Love to the World
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 100 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.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
- 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
Charts
Album| Chart | Peaks |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 52 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 7 |
'''Singles'''