Jeffrey Osborne

Born. 9 March 1948, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. The son of a jazz trumpeter, Osborne sang
with L.T.D (Love, Togetherness And Devotion) from 1970 until its disbandment 12 years later.
However, he remained subject to the L.T.D. contract with A&M Records for whom he recorded
five albums as a solo artist. Under George Duke's supervision, the first of these contained the singles
"I Really Don't Need No Light" and "On The Wings Of Love" which both reached the US Top 40.
The latter was a "sleeper" hit in the UK, after "Don't You Get So Mad' and the title track of Stay
With Me Tonight had made headway there. Don't Stop featured a duet with Joyce Kennedy -
duplicated on her Lookin" For Trouble, which was produced by Osborne. Emotional was a strong
album, as were the subsequent singles, one of which, "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)",
reached US number 13. For two years, Osborne chose, perhaps unwisely, to rest on his laurels,
although "Love Power", a duet with Dionne Warwick, climbed to US number 12 in 1987. He
returned with the solo set One Love - One Dream (co-written with Bruce Roberts). In 1990,
Osborne transferred to Arista Records. Airplay for his increasingly predictable output was no longer
automatic, however, and he was unable to restore his commercial profile. He left Arista in 1994 and
recorded a Christmas album in 1997. He resurfaced in 2000 with a new album for Windham Hill
Records.