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Love Ballad (L.T.D. song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Love Ballad'" is a song by R&B/Funk band L.T.D. Jeffrey Osborne is the lead singer.
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.
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George Benson version
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. It also reached number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Benson's cover is the most successful version of the song.
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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 as well as the live version as the closing track from Osborne's 2000 studio album 'That's for Sure'.
*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 Chant 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.
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