Jeffrey Osborne
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| Jeffrey Osborne | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | March 9, 1948 (age 59) | |
| Origin | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A. | |
| Genre(s) | Funk R&B |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, Drummer | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Drums | |
| Years active | Member of L.T.D.: 1969–1981 Solo career: 1981–present |
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| Label(s) | A&M Arista Hip-O Records Private Music Koch Records |
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| Associated acts |
L.T.D. | |
Jeffrey Osborne (born March 9, 1948 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American funk and R&B musician, and former lead singer of the band L.T.D. Osborne is the youngest of 12 children and is part of a musical family. He has five brothers and six sisters, some of whom went on to have music careers (his brother Billy was an L.T.D. bandmate). Osborne's father, Clarence "Legs" Osborne, was a popular trumpeter who played with Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. Osborne started his music career in 1969 with a band called Love Men Ltd., who would later become known as L.T.D. The band recorded memorable hits such as "Everytime I Turn Around (Back In Love Again)", "Love Ballad" and "(Holdin' On) When Love Is Gone". At first, Osborne was a drummer, but then became the lead vocalist. He left L.T.D. in 1981 to start a solo career. His solo success includes five gold and platinum albums.
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[edit] Solo Career
In 1982, Osborne released his self-titled debut album, which featured two hit singles, "On The Wings Of Love" & "I Really Don't Need No Light", peaking at #29 & #39 on the pop chart respectively. This was followed up the next year by "Stay With Me Tonight", his first gold album (later reaching platinum album status), which spawned two more hits, "Don't You Get So Mad" (#25) and the title track (#30). Osborne's "On The Wings Of Love" was also sung by American Idol, Clay Aiken. He appeared on USA for Africa's fundraising single, We Are the World in 1985. He appeared on Celebrity Duets in 2006 and performed "On The Wings Of Love" with Alfonso Ribeiro. Osborne lent his vocals to the theme song of the soap opera Loving from 1992 to 1995.
Osborne had two more gold albums, "Don't Stop" & "Emotional", the latter of which had his highest charting solo pop hit, "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)", which peaked at #13 in 1986. The following year, Osborne had the highest-charting hit of his career duetting with Dionne Warwick on "Love Power," which reached #12 on the Hot 100 and also topped the Adult Contemporary singles chart. Unfortunately, this was a turning point in his pop success, as his albums & singles began charting lower & lower on the pop charts. His lowest ranking single was a remake of the James Ingram classic "Just Once," (#198) which was bashed by critics for its pop-style sound. After 1990's disappointing performance, Osborne was unable to return to the album chart until 2000's "That's For Sure", which spent only 1 week on the Billboard 200 album chart at #191.
[edit] Singles
L.T.D. Singles:
- 1976: "Love Ballad" - US #20 (R&B #1)
- 1977: "Love To The World" - US #91
- 1977: "(Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again" - US #4 (R&B #1) (GOLD)
- 1978: "Never Get Enough Of Your Love" - US #56
- 1978: "Holding On (When Love Is Gone)" - US #49 (R&B #1)
- 1980: "Shine On" - US #40
Jeffrey Osborne Singles:
- 1982: "I Really Don't Need No Light" - US #39
- 1982: "On The Wings Of Love" - US #29
- 1983: "Eenie Meenie" - US #76
- 1983: "Don't You Get So Mad" - US #25
- 1983: "Stay With Me Tonight" - US #30
- 1984: "We're Going All The Way" - US #48
- 1984: "The Last Time I Made Love" (duet with Joyce Kennedy) - US #40
- 1984: "Don't Stop" - US #44
- 1985: "The Borderlines" - US #38
- 1986: "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)" - US #13
- 1987: "Love Power" (duet with Dionne Warwick) - US #12 (Adult Contemporary #1)
- 1988: "She's On The Left" - US #48
[edit] Filmography
Single, # 12 on Billboard Hot 100 1987 Love Power, Duet with Dionne Warwick
[edit] Occurrences of songs in the media
[edit] Stay With Me Tonight
- Played in the 1984 movie Splash.
- Played in the television shows Sisters and Knight Rider
- Performed by J.O. on the Robert Townsend sitcom The Parenthood
[edit] Sources
- Jeffrey Osborne's career on A&M Records with gallery, international discography
- VH1 bio on Jeffrey Osborne
[edit] External links
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