"I wanted to go back to my roots and do an old school R&B albumâ?¦what I call a 'Grown Folks' record. I approached it like things from the past that influenced me then wrote my versions. For example, 'Let a Brotha Know' sounds like a song I would have done with my old band L.T.D. while 'Saving My Love' has an Island ballad vibe like things Lionel Richie used to write. I produced the whole album and wrote all of the songs except for one that I co-wrote with my son, Jeffrey Osborne Jr., titled 'Work it.' I wrote the melody and the words while he came up with the track and raps on it. I'm using the guys from my road band along with a few friends like Gerald Albright and Rick Braun. I believe thereâ??s still an audience for real music and songs about lasting love. It's important to me to maintain integrity with our music."
Tracklisting:
1. Let A Brotha Know (04:17)
2. Greatest Night (04:18)
3. Just Can't Stand It (03:32)
4. Worth It All (04:23)
5. Stay The Way You Are (05:32)
6. I Want You (04:06)
7. Summer Nights (04:14)
8. Work It (03:53)
9. Saving My Love (04:14)
10. Can't Help Myself (03:53)
11. Your Lover (04:14)
12. That Man (04:08) -
JEFFREY OSBORNE, WORTH IT ALL - "I wanted to go back to my roots and do an old school R&B album... what I call a 'Grown Folks' record. I approached it like things from the past that influenced me then wrote my versions. For example, 'Let a Brotha Know' sounds like a song I would have done with my old band L.T.D. while 'Saving My Love' has an Island ballad vibe like things Lionel Richie used to write. I produced the whole album and wrote all of the songs except for one that I co-wrote with my son, Jeffrey Osborne Jr., titled 'Work it.' I wrote the melody and the words while he came up with the track and raps on it. I'm using the guys from my road band along with a few friends like Gerald Albright and Rick Braun. I believe there's still an audience for real music and songs about lasting love. It's important to me to to maintain integrity with our music." - Jeffrey Osborne