The Man (Barry White album)
The Man | ||||
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Studio album by Barry White | ||||
Released | October 1978[1] | |||
Recorded | June – August 1978 | |||
Genre | Soul, funk, disco | |||
Length | 46:19 | |||
Label | 20th Century-Fox Records | |||
Producer | Barry White | |||
Barry White chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Man | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[5] |
The Man is the self-produced eighth album by soul singer Barry White, released in 1978 on the revived 20th Century-Fox Records label, which saw its name reverted from 20th Century.
History
The album became White's sixth R&B chart topper and peaked at number 36 on the pop chart. Lead single "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" reached number 2 on the R&B chart[2] and number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100, while White's cover of Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" reached number 45 on the R&B chart and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] A third single, "Sha La La Means I Love You", peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] 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. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on September 24, 1996, by Mercury Records.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Look at Her" | Frank Wilson, Raymond Cooksey, Tommy Payton | 7:40 |
2. | "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" | Barry White | 8:04 |
3. | "Sha La La Means I Love You" | Barry White | 8:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "September When I First Met You" | Barry White, Frank Wilson, Paul Politi, Ervin Brown | 6:57 |
2. | "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" | Jimmie Cameron, Vella Cameron | 4:04 |
3. | "Just the Way You Are" | Billy Joel | 7:09 |
4. | "Early Years" | Ronald Coleman | 6:50 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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US [12] | US R&B [2] | US Dan [13] | UK [3] | ||
1978 | "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" | 60 | 2 | 16 | — |
"Just the Way You Are" | 102 | 45 | — | 12 | |
1979 | "Sha La La Means I Love You" | — | — | — | 55 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[14] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1978 (U.S.)
References
- ^ "Barry White Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Barry White - Chart history (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Barry White | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ Elias, Jason. The Man > review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 336. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Barry White | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Barry White - Chart history (The Hot 100) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "Barry White - Chart history (Dance Club Songs) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – Barry White – The Man". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
- The Man at Discogs
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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)