Love Ballad (L.T.D. song)
| "Love Ballad" | ||||||||||
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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" single | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B | |||||||||
| Length | 4:35 | |||||||||
| Label | A&M | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Skip Scarborough | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell | |||||||||
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"Love Ballad" is a hit song for R&B/Funk band L.T.D.. 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]
Cover versions
- George Benson released an up-tempo cover version in 1979. It peaked at number three on the R&B charts and number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
- 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.
- The Temptations covered the song on their 2007 album Back to Front.
- Kenny Lattimore and Chanté Moore covered this song on their 2006 album Uncovered. As did Patti Labelle on her 2005 album of covers, Classic Moments.
- 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.
- Drum and Bass producer Netsky sampled the song on his single "Love Has Gone" from his second album 2 released in 2012.
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 364.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 53.
External links
- Song Review on the Allmusic website
| Preceded by "Message in Our Music" by The O'Jays |
Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single November 6–13, 1976 |
Succeeded by "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. |
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