I've Got So Much to Give (album)
I've Got So Much to Give | ||||
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Studio album by Barry White | ||||
Released | March 27, 1973 | |||
Recorded | November 1972 – January 1973 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 36:03 | |||
Label | 20th Century | |||
Producer | Barry White | |||
Barry White chronology | ||||
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Singles from I've Got So Much to Give | ||||
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I've Got So Much to Give is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Barry White, released on March 27, 1973, on the 20th Century label.
History
The album topped the R&B albums chart. It also reached number 16 on the Billboard 200. The album was a success, yielding two Billboard R&B top-ten singles, "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby", which peaked at number 1, and the title track. Both were also successful on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers 3 and 32 respectively. "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" was also a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 23. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with instrumental bonus tracks on May 4, 2010, by Hip-O Select.
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[3] |
The album received moderate reviews. Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic wrote: "In a sense, his sound is fully formed—there’s no mistaking his velvet baritone or his lush, string-draped surrounding, particularly on the album's closing "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby," a song so seductive it set the pace for the rest of his career".[2] However, the album was criticized for sounding like Isaac Hayes. Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote "White's hustle is to combine Isaac Hayes's power with Al Green's niceness, and he succeeds, in his way, but the synthesis has its drawbacks--tends to compound his humorlessness and mendacity as well.[3]"
Track listing
All tracks are written by Barry White, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Standing in the Shadows of Love" | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland | 8:00 |
2. | "Bring Back My Yesterday" | Barry White, Bob Relf | 6:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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3. | "I've Found Someone" | 5:55 |
4. | "I've Got So Much to Give" | 8:11 |
5. | "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" | 7:20 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" (Instrumental) | 4:16 |
7. | "I've Got So Much to Give" (Instrumental) | 5:17 |
Personnel
- Barry White – lead vocals, arranger, design concept
- Gene Page – arranger
Technical
- Frank Kejmar – engineer
- Ken Veeder – photography
"Special thanks: Joyce Hudson, Linda Allen, Laurie Sepe, Carol Hartsfield, Tony Sepe and Sterling Radcliffe. Very, very special: Love Unlimited. Spiritual advisor: Larry Nunes."
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 39 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 64 |
US Billboard 200[6] | 16 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [8] | US R&B [1] | UK [9] | ||
1973 | "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" | 3 | 1 | 23 |
"I've Got So Much to Give" | 32 | 5 | — |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1973 (U.S.)
References
- ^ a b c "Barry White - Chart history (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. I've Got So Much to Give > review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "CAN Charts > Barry White". RPM. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Barry White - Chart history (The Hot 100) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Barry White | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "American album certifications – Barry White – I've Got So Much to Give". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
- I've Got So Much to Give at Discogs
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- I've Got So Much to Give (1973)
- Stone Gon' (1973)
- Can't Get Enough (1974)
- Just Another Way to Say I Love You (1975)
- Let the Music Play (1976)
- Is This Whatcha Wont? (1976)
- Barry White Sings for Someone You Love (1977)
- The Man (1978)
- The Message Is Love (1979)
- I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing (1979)
- Sheet Music (1980)
- Barry & Glodean (1981)
- Beware! (1981)
- Change (1982)
- Dedicated (1983)
- The Right Night & Barry White (1987)
- The Man Is Back! (1989)
- Put Me in Your Mix (1991)
- The Icon Is Love (1994)
- Staying Power (1999)
- Barry White's Greatest Hits (1975)
- The Collection (1988)
- All-Time Greatest Hits (1994)
- The Ultimate Collection (2000)
- White Gold: The Very Best of Barry White (2005)
- "In the Ghetto"
- "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"
- "I've Got So Much to Give"
- "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up"
- "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
- "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
- "What Am I Gonna Do with You"
- "You See the Trouble with Me"
- "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me"
- "Just the Way You Are"
- "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing"
- "Louie Louie"
- "Practice What You Preach"
- "The Longer We Make Love" (with Lisa Stansfield & Chaka Khan)
- "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" (with Quincy Jones, Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, & El DeBarge)
- "Slow Jams" (with Quincy Jones, Babyface, Tamia, & Portrait)
- "In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Tina Turner)