•
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. • Covered by
Jeffrey Osborne and is on his 2001
Love Songs compilation album, as did with Osborne's then-drummer and frontman
L.T.D.'s first
Greatest Hits album in 1996 as well as the live version as the closing track from Osborne's 2000 studio album ''That's for Sure''. •
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. •
Patti LaBelle covered the song on her 2005 album of covers,
Classic Moments. •
Kenny Lattimore and
Chanté Moore covered the song on their 2006 album
Uncovered. •
The Temptations covered "Love Ballad" on their 2007 album
Back to Front. • Drum and Bass producer
Netsky sampled the song on his single "
Love Has Gone" from his second album
2 released in 2012. • Osborne's longtime collaborator
George Duke made a version of the song 1989 on his album
Night After Night. •
August Alsina sampled the song for the track "You Deserve" from his debut album
Testimony which was released in 2014. •
Gary Bartz covered the song on his 1977 album,
Music is My Sanctuary. ==References==