Togetherness

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 3 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 18 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Holding On (When Love Is Gone)", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love", which charted at No. 19 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Critical reception

The Bay State Banner wrote that "the band pays tribute to all of its influences with a ten-song outing... For those of you who are more in tune to LTD's funk offerings, there are three tunes that'll have you freakin' in a second: the appropriately entitled 'Jam', 'It's Time to be Real' and 'Together, Forever'."

Personnel

L.T.D.

Jeffrey Osborne – lead vocals, background vocals, percussion, drums (tracks 2–3, 6–7, 10), vocal arrangements (tracks 1, 2, 6, 10)

Lorenzo Carnegie – alto and tenor saxophones, flute

Henry E. Davis – bass guitar, clavinet (track 6), background vocals, rhythm and horn arrangements (track 6)

James E. Davis – piano, acoustic and electric piano, clavinet, celeste, background vocals, arrangements (track 2)

John T. McGhee – electric and acoustic guitars, rhythm arrangements (track 1)

Abraham J. "Onion" Miller Jr. – tenor and baritone saxophones

Billy Osborne – organ, piano, acoustic and electric piano, clavinet, percussion, drums (track 9), orchestra bells, background vocals, horn and vocal arrangements (track 9), rhythm arrangements (track 10)

Jake Riley – trombone, rhythm arrangements (track 3), horn arrangements (track 10)

Carle W. Vickers – trumpet, flugelhorn, soprano saxophone, bass and C flutes, rhythm and horn arrangements (track 9)

Additional musicians

Benorce Blackmon – additional electric and acoustic guitars

Melvin D. Webb – additional percussion, drums (tracks 1, 4–5, 8)

Paul Shure – string concertmaster

Len Ron Hanks – vocal arrangements (tracks 4, 8)

Zane Grey – vocal arrangements (tracks 4, 8)

Technical personnel

Bobby Martin – producer, arrangements (tracks 4, 5, 7, 8), horn arrangements (tracks 1, 3), string arrangements (tracks 1, 6, 10)

Bob Hughes – engineer

Douglas Graves – assistant engineer

Bernie Grundman – mastering

Charts

Album

Singles