Barry White Sings for Someone You Love

Barry White Sings for Someone You Love
Studio album by Barry White
Released	August 1977[1]
Recorded	1977
Genre	soul Funk
Length	40:30
Label	20th Century
Producer	Barry White
Barry White chronology
Is This Whatcha Wont? (1976) Barry White Sings for Someone You Love (1977) The Man (1978)

Barry White Sings for Someone You Love is the self-produced seventh album by soul singer Barry White, released in 1977 on the 20th Century label.

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Charts 3.1 Singles 4 Samples & Covers 5 See also 6 External links 7 References

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Following two indifferently-received and relatively low-selling albums, Barry White Sings for Someone You Love restored White's standing, both critically and commercially. The album topped the R&B chart (White's fifth album to achieve this) and reached #8 on the pop listings, becoming the second-highest charting pop release of White's career, bettered only by the 1974 chart-topping Can't Get Enough. The lead single "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" also topped the R&B chart and was a top 5 pop hit.

White's previous album Is This Whatcha Wont? had been criticised for sounding too similar to earlier albums and therefore rather dated by the time of its release. However, Barry White Sings for Someone You Love marked a significant change in White's production style, with heavier rhythm tracks and less prominent string arrangements than had previously been the norm. This is particularly the case with the first three tracks (the original Side 1 of the album), which have proved to have enduring appeal and are among the most heavily-sampled tracks in White's entire catalogue. Critical reaction to the album has remained highly positive, and it is usually cited as being one of White's finest recordings.

Track listing

1. Playing Your Game, Baby - (Smeed Hudman, Austin Johnson) 7:13
2. It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me - (Ekundayo Paris, Nelson Pigford) 6:57
3. You're So Good You're Bad - (Jerry Ragovoy, Aaron Schroeder) 6:03
4. Never Thought I'd Fall in Love With You - (Ronald Coleman) 4:48
5. You Turned My Whole World Around - (Danny Pearson, Frank Wilson) 7:47
6. Oh What a Night for Dancing - (Barry White, Vance Wilson) 3:55
7. Of All the Guys in the World - (Danny Pearson, Barry White) 4:00

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[3]	8
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[4]
		US Pop	US R&B
1977	"It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me"	1	4
1978	"Oh What A Night For Dancing"	24	13
	"Playing Your Game, Baby"	-	8

Samples & Covers

• Le Pamplemousse sampled "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" on their song "Le Spank" in 1977.
• Big Daddy Kane sampled "Playing Your Game, Baby" on his song "Brother, Brother" on his album Prince of Darkness in 1991.
• Compton's Most Wanted sampled "Playing Your Game, Baby" on their song "I Gots Ta’ Get Over" on their album Music to Driveby in 1992.
• Mary J. Blige sampled "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me" on her song "You Bring Me Joy" on her album My Life in 1994.
• Grand Puba sampled "Playing Your Game, Baby" on his song "Playin' The Game" on his album 2000 in 1995.
• Black Moon sampled "Playing Your Game, Baby" on their song "I Got Cha Opin (Remix)" on their album Diggin' in dah Vaults in 1996.
• Lost Boyz sampled "Playing Your Game, Baby" on their song "Da Game" on their album Legal Drug Money in 1996.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1977 (U.S.)

External links

• Barry White-Barry White Sings for Someone You Love at Discogs

References