Jeffrey Linton Osborne (born March 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, lyricist and lead singer of the band, LTD.
The great thing about adult contemporary music is that it provides a format for artists whose place on the pop charts in the '50s, '60s, '70s, and '80s was supplanted by the hip-hop and teenyboppers of the '90s and early '00s. Jeffrey Osborne is one such classic soul voice way past his prime but still cranking out appealing music that can't help but reach emotional depths because his voice is so rich, deep, and powerful. The tunes here are all slickly produced, from the cool and funky ode to love's second chance "2nd Time Around" to the dreamy ballad "That's for Sure." He's never been Barry White, but sexy funk ballads like "Come With Me" make perfect soundtracks to bedroom activities.
Yet you can't get around the fact that, as strong as some of these tunes are, they pale next to the closing number, a live rendition of Osborne's first LTD hit "Love Ballad" -- which was also made famous by George Benson. The inclusion of this classic serves to remind new listeners that Osborne had a past; but longtime fans may feel a bit sad that none of his work on That's for Sure can approach his glories of the past.
01. "Second Time Around" (4:41)
Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe
02. "Kreepin'" (5:06)
Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe
03. "That's for Sure" (6:22)
Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe
04. "I'll Do It All for Love" (5:30)
Kevin Chokan, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne
05. "Can't Find an Easy Way" (4:51)
Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne
06. "Soft and Slow" (5:52)
Khaliq Glover
07. "Work That Body" (3:51)
Valerie Pinkston
08. "Call My Name" (5:24)
Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe
09. "Come With Me" (5:37)
Jeffrey Osborne
10. "All My Money" (5:19)
Daryll Duncan, Jeffrey Osborne
11. "Was It Something I Said" (5:36)
Jeffrey Osborne
12. "Love Ballad" (7:29)
Skip Scarborough
Personnel
Jeffrey Osborne - vocals, programming
Tony Maiden, Kevin Chokan - guitar
Paul Mirkovich, Sumana Brown, Kaliq Glover, Scott Weatherspoon - keyboards, programming
Darryl Duncan, Frankie Crawfords - keyboards
Bill Sharpe - bass
Lance Lee - drums
Portia Griffin, Mona Lisa Young, Joey Diggs, LeJon Walker, Fred White, Dee Harvey, Roy Galloway, Natalie Griffin, Marva King - background vocals
Producers - Jeffrey Osborne, Kaliq Glover, Darryl Duncan, Sumana Brown
Companies, etc.
Yet you can't get around the fact that, as strong as some of these tunes are, they pale next to the closing number, a live rendition of Osborne's first LTD hit "Love Ballad" -- which was also made famous by George Benson. The inclusion of this classic serves to remind new listeners that Osborne had a past; but longtime fans may feel a bit sad that none of his work on That's for Sure can approach his glories of the past.
01. "Second Time Around" (4:41)
Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe
02. "Kreepin'" (5:06)
Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe
03. "That's for Sure" (6:22)
Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe
04. "I'll Do It All for Love" (5:30)
Kevin Chokan, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne
05. "Can't Find an Easy Way" (4:51)
Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne
06. "Soft and Slow" (5:52)
Khaliq Glover
07. "Work That Body" (3:51)
Valerie Pinkston
08. "Call My Name" (5:24)
Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe
09. "Come With Me" (5:37)
Jeffrey Osborne
10. "All My Money" (5:19)
Daryll Duncan, Jeffrey Osborne
11. "Was It Something I Said" (5:36)
Jeffrey Osborne
12. "Love Ballad" (7:29)
Skip Scarborough
Personnel
Jeffrey Osborne - vocals, programming
Tony Maiden, Kevin Chokan - guitar
Paul Mirkovich, Sumana Brown, Kaliq Glover, Scott Weatherspoon - keyboards, programming
Darryl Duncan, Frankie Crawfords - keyboards
Bill Sharpe - bass
Lance Lee - drums
Portia Griffin, Mona Lisa Young, Joey Diggs, LeJon Walker, Fred White, Dee Harvey, Roy Galloway, Natalie Griffin, Marva King - background vocals
Producers - Jeffrey Osborne, Kaliq Glover, Darryl Duncan, Sumana Brown
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – BMG
- Mixed At – Wings West Recording
- Recorded At – Wings West Recording
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Private Music
- Copyright (c) – Private Music
- Made By – Sonopress
- Mastered At – The Mastering Lab
Credits
- A&R – Patrick Clifford
- A&R [Administration] – Andrea Franklin
- Design – Sonny Mediana
- Engineer [Additional] – Scott Weatherspoon
- Management – Jack Nelson & Associates
- Mastered By – Doug Sax, Gavin Lurssen
- Photography By – Bobby Holland
- Producer – Jeffrey Osborne (tracks: All), Khaliq Glover
- Producer, Written-By – Darryl Duncan, Sumana Brown
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Khaliq-O-Vision
Notes
Release Date: February 8, 2000
Recorded at Wings West Studio, Hollywood, California.
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: RnB/Swing
Length: 1:05:30
Label - Private Music
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