Jeffrey Osborne (album)
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey Osborne is the eponymous debut album from Jeffrey Osborne
, released in 1982 on A&M
after leaving L.T.D.
for a solo career.
, respectively. Jeffrey Osborne wrote the lyrics for the former (Peter Schless composed the music).
Jeffrey Osborne
Jeffrey Linton Osborne is an American funk and R&B musician, songwriter, lyricist, and former lead singer of the band, L.T.D.-Early life and career:...
, released in 1982 on A&M
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
after leaving L.T.D.
L.T.D.
L.T.D. is an American R&B/funk band best known for their 1977 hit single, " Back in Love Again," as well as their many ballads, such as "Love Ballad," "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love," and "Where Did We Go Wrong?."-Career:L.T.D...
for a solo career.
Reception
The album reached number 49 on the Billboard 200 albums chart along with two singles, "On The Wings Of Love" and "I Really Don't Need No Light", peaking at numbers 29 and 39 on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, respectively. Jeffrey Osborne wrote the lyrics for the former (Peter Schless composed the music).
Track listing
- "New Love" (4:10) (Geoffrey Leib)
- "Eenie Meenie" (4:23) (Raymond Lee Pounds, Michael SembelloMichael SembelloMichael Sembello is an American musician and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Career:Sembello was born and raised in Philadelphia. He studied with jazz great Pat Martino and began his career as a professional musician by becoming a session musician, working increasingly with...
) - "I Really Don't Need No Light" (3:40) (Jeffrey Osborne, David "Hawk" WolinskiHawk WolinskiDavid J. "Hawk" Wolinski is an American keyboardist, songwriter and record producer probably best known for his work with the funk band Rufus and their lead singer Chaka Khan....
) - "On The Wings of Love" (4:00) (Osborne (lyrics), Peter Schless (music))
- "Ready for Your Love" (3:59) (Osborne, Ron Kersey)
- "Who You Talkin' To?" (3:51) (Osborne, Tony Maiden)
- "You Were Made to Love" (3:11) (Osborne, Len Ron Hanks)
- "Ain't Nothin' Missin" (4:09) (Osborne, Leib, Michael Dorian)
- "Baby" (4:18) (Osborne, Jamaal Franklin)
- "Congratulations" (2:56) (Osborne, Jeffrey Kerr)
Personnel
- Jeffrey Osborne - vocals, percussion on "New Love"
- Larry Williams - tenor saxophone
- George DukeGeorge DukeGeorge Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...
- keyboards - Bobby LyleBobby LyleBobby Lyle is a jazz, soul jazz, and smooth jazz pianist. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee but grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota in a home near the corner of Park Avenue and 32nd Street. His father, reportedly, was a sports writer for the Star Tribune newspaper.He had his first gig at 16 and...
- Fender Rhodes - Bobby Martin - French horn
- David T. WalkerDavid T. WalkerDavid T. Walker is an American guitarist born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition to numerous session musician duties since the early 1970s, Walker has issued over twelve albums in his own name.-Career:...
- guitar - Michael SembelloMichael SembelloMichael Sembello is an American musician and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Career:Sembello was born and raised in Philadelphia. He studied with jazz great Pat Martino and began his career as a professional musician by becoming a session musician, working increasingly with...
- guitar - John Barnes - keyboards
- Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
- percussion - Lynn Davis - background vocals
- Charles Fearing - guitar
- Steve FerroneSteve FerroneSteven "Steve" Ferrone is a British drummer.He was a member of the Average White Band, and has recorded and performed with numerous other high-profile acts, including Slash, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Scritti Politti...
- drums - Gary Grant - trumpet
- Jerry HeyJerry HeyJerry Hey is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Thriller and the distinctive flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit Longer....
- trumpet - Louis Johnson - bass
- Abraham Laboriel, Sr. - bass
- Arif MardinArif MardinArif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...
- orchestration - Lew McCreary - trombone
- Ernie WattsErnie WattsErnest James "Ernie" Watts is an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician. He plays saxophone and flute. He might be best known for his work with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and his Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist...
- tenor saxophone
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1982 | Jeffrey Osborne Jeffrey Osborne (album) Jeffrey Osborne is the eponymous debut album from Jeffrey Osborne, released in 1982 on A&M after leaving L.T.D. for a solo career.-Reception:... |
49 | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
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| 1982 | "I Really Don't Need No Light" | 39 | 3 | 42 |
| "On The Wings Of Love" | 29 | 13 | — | |