| The Love Unlimited Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Pedro, CA, United States |
| Genres | instrumental pop, Easy listening, disco |
| Years active | 1974-1983 |
| Associated acts | Barry White |
| Past members | |
| David T. Walker Don Peake Ernie Watts Gene Page Kenny Gorelick Lee Ritenour Melvin Ragin Ray Parker Jr. Nathan East |
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The Love Unlimited Orchestra, formed by American R&B/soul musician, Barry White, was a 40-piece string-laden orchestra that served as a backing unit for White and female vocal trio Love Unlimited. From the mid 1970s on, they also recorded several albums under their own name.
Their biggest hit single was 1973's instrumental disc, "Love's Theme". The track, written by White, went to No. 1 for one week in the U.S. and No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The R.I.A.A. awarded a gold disc on 7 February 1974.[1]
Contents |
| Year | Album | Chart Positions[2][3] | U.S. Certifications[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | UK | |||||
| 1974 | Rhapsody in White | 8 | 2 | — | Gold | ||
| Together Brothers | 85 | 15 | — | — | |||
| White Gold | 28 | 10 | — | Gold | |||
| 1975 | Music Maestro Please | 94 | 14 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | My Sweet Summer Suite | 123 | 35 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | My Musical Bouquet | 201 | 53 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | Super Movie Themes: Just a Little Bit Different | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | Let 'Em Dance | — | — | — | — | ||
| Love Unlimited Orchestra Presents Mr. Webster Lewis: Welcome Aboard |
— | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | Rise | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart, was not released, or was not certified | |||||||
| Year | Single | Chart Positions[2][3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 |
U.S. R&B |
UK | ||||
| 1973 | "Love's Theme" | 1 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1974 | "Rhapsody in White" | 63 | 48 | — | ||
| 1975 | "Satin Soul" | 22 | 23 | — | ||
| "Forever in Love" | — | 22 | — | |||
| 1976 | "Midnight Groove" | — | 91 | — | ||
| 1977 | "Theme from King Kong (Part 1)" | 68 | 15 | — | ||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released | ||||||