The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord) and Jim Horn played various saxophone parts that Leng describes as "a straight lift from Harrison's favorite 'Savoy Truffle' model", with baritone saxophone prominent in the mix. Assisting Horn on "The Lord Loves the One", Voormann played one of the tenor saxophone parts, a role he had recently provided on Harry Nilsson's "Son of Schmilsson" album (1972), to which Harrison and Hopkins also contributed. Apple released "Living in the Material World" in May 1973 in the United States (June 1973 in Britain), with "The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord)" sequenced as the first track on side two
The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord) Loves The Lord) tend to sound a tad diluted." Leng praises the track's musical accompaniment, highlighting Horn's sax arrangement and particularly Harrison's slide-guitar playing, which includes a solo that he views as "one of the best of his career". Similar sentiments come from Bruce Eder of AllMusic, who writes: "'The Lord Loves the One (That Loves the Lord)', despite its title, is the high point of the record, a fast, rollicking, funky, bluesy jewel with a priceless guitar break (maybe the best of Harrison's solo career) ..." In a 2011 article for "The Huffington Post", coinciding with the release of