Jeffrey Osborne (album)


Jeffrey Osborne is the self-titled debut album from Jeffrey Osborne, released in 1982 on A&M after leaving L.T.D. for a solo career. After Osborne departed from L.T.D. in 1980, legal issues prevented him from signing his solo deal with A&M for a whole year. After signing to A&M as a solo artist, Osborne began work on his debut album.

Reception

The album reached number 49 on the Billboard 200 albums chart along with three singles, "On the Wings of Love", "I Really Don't Need No Light" and "Eenie Meenie" peaking at numbers 29, 39 and 76 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Jeffrey Osborne wrote the lyrics for the former; Peter Schless composed the music. "On the Wings of Love" also reached number 23 on the Cash Box Top 100, number 7 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart, and number 11 in the UK.

Track listing

  1. "New Love" - 4:10
  2. "Eenie Meenie" - 4:23
  3. "I Really Don't Need No Light" - 3:40
  4. "On the Wings of Love" - 4:00
  5. "Ready for Your Love" - 3:59
  6. "Who You Talkin' To?" - 3:51
  7. "You Were Made to Love" - 3:11
  8. "Ain't Nothin' Missin" - 4:08
  9. "Baby" - 4:18
  10. "Congratulations" -

    Personnel

Singles