I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing
I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing | ||||
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Studio album by Barry White | ||||
Released | August 1979[1] | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 36:19 | |||
Label | 20th Century-Fox | |||
Producer | Barry White | |||
Barry White chronology | ||||
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Singles from I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing | ||||
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I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing is the self-produced ninth album by American R&B singer Barry White, released in August 1979[1] on the 20th Century-Fox Records label.
Overview
I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing fulfilled White's 20th Century-Fox Records contract. White was increasingly dissatisfied with that label's management when Russ Regan left the label to form Millennium Records and felt that he was being ignored in terms of promotion at the time.[5] He then left the company and signed a custom label contract with CBS Records to release future material under his own Unlimited Gold imprint. White's first album on his new label, The Message Is Love, had been released earlier in the year.[6] With attention and interest focused on his well-publicized CBS deal, I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing passed by largely unnoticed.[3] It was the least successful album of his 20th Century career, only reaching number 40 on the R&B chart,[7] which six of his eight previous albums had topped. None of the single releases made any impact either.
Track listing
- "I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing" (Barry White, Paul Politi, Frank Wilson) – 2:50
- "Girl, What's Your Name" (White, Danny Pearson, Wilson) – 4:08
- "Once Upon a Time (You Were a Friend of Mine)" (Rahn Coleman) – 6:01
- "Oh Me, Oh My (I'm Such a Lucky Guy)" (White, Wilson, Politi, Raymond Cooksey) – 5:04
- "I Can't Leave You Alone" (White, Tony Sepe, Wilson) – 3:25
- "Call Me Baby" (Coleman) – 8:04
- "How Did You Know It Was Me?" (Coleman) – 6:47
Personnel
- Barry White – lead vocals, arranger
- John Roberts, Ronald Coleman – orchestration
Technical
- Frank Kejmar, Paul Elmore – engineer
- Glen Christensen – art direction, design
Charts
Album
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[8] | 132 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 40 |
Singles
Year | Single | |
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US R&B [2] | ||
1979 | "I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing" | 53 |
"How Did You Know It Was Me?" | 64 |
References
- ^ a b c "The three secrets to Barry White's success are on this album". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 31. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 4, 1979. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b "Barry White Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Hogan, Ed. "I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing (1979): Review". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 358.
- ^ Callahan, Mike; Edwards, David; Eyries, Patrice (February 7, 2006). "20th Century Fox Records". Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ "The more he does it, the better he gets". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 24, 1979. p. 5. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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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)