The Man (Barry White album)

The Man
Studio album by Barry White
Released	1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	soul Funk Disco
Length	46:34
Label	20th Century Records
Producer	Barry White
Barry White chronology
Barry White Sings for Someone You Love (1977) The Man (1978) I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing (1979)

The Man is the self-produced eighth album by American R&B singer Barry White,

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Released in 1978 on the 20th Century Records label. The album became White's sixth R&B chart topper and peaked at #36 on the pop chart. Lead single "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" reached #2 on the R&B chart, while White's cover of Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" made #12 in the UK. The first three tracks (originally Side One) are uptempo with a noticeable Latin influence, while the remainder (Side Two) are ballads. A cover version of "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" (with the shortened title "It's Only Love") would be a hit for British band Simply Red in 1989.

Track listing

1. "Look at Her" (Cooksey, Payton, Wilson) - 6:21
2. "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" (Barry White) - 8:10
3. "Sha La La Means I Love You" (White) - 7:32
4. "September When I First Met You" (White, Wilson, Politi, Brown) - 6:55
5. "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" (Jimmy Cameron, Vella Cameron) - 3:57
6. "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) - 7:11
7. "Early Years" (Coleman) - 6:28

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[2]	36
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US Pop	US R&B
1978	"Your Sweetness Is My Weakness "	60	2
1979	"Just The Way You Are"	-	45

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1978 (U.S.)

External links

• Barry White-The Man at Discogs

References