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Barry Eugene White (né Carter; September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) [1] was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring R&B, soul, funk, and disco songs such as his two biggest hits: "Can't Get Enough of Your ...
The Love Unlimited Orchestra was a 40-piece string-laden orchestra formed by American singer Barry White, and serving as a backing unit for White and for female vocal trio Love Unlimited. [1] From the early 1970s on, they also recorded several singles and albums under their own name.
Formed in 1969, the group included Barry White's future wife, Glodean James; her sister, Linda James; and their cousin Diane Taylor. [3] Their first hit was "Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love" in 1972. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 7 on the Cash Box Top 100, and 6 on the Best Selling Soul Singles Chart. [4]
Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications Record label US [1]US R&B [2]AUS [11] [12]CAN [4]NLD [5]NZ [6]UK [7]1974 No Limit on Love — — — — — — — Supremacy
The album topped the R&B albums chart, White's first to do so since 1975.It also reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200, his second to reach the top ten.The album was a success, yielding two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me", which peaked at No. 1, [1] and "Playing Your Game, Baby".
Put Me in Your Mix is a 1991 album by R&B singer Barry White. Regarded as a return to form, with exemplary slow jams, it was the third album of his comeback phase and contained the smash title track. Regarded as a return to form, with exemplary slow jams, it was the third album of his comeback phase and contained the smash title track.
Barry White's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album released by the singer Barry White. It was originally released as a vinyl LP in 1975, and re-released on CD in 1988. The original vinyl record contained all alternate versions of the songs.
Bush complimented its suite-like concept and praised Barry White's production and songwriting for the album, stating "White's arrangements are reminiscent of the mid-'60s Holland-Dozier-Holland sound, but with all the icy edges melted off and the driving drumwork coaxed into a mid-tempo crawl". [1]