Love Ballad (L.T.D. song)

This article is about the L.T.D. song. For the genre, see Ballad and Love song.

"Love Ballad"
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
L.T.D. chronology "Love Ballad" (1976) "Love to the World" (1976)

"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.

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.
• 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.

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.