Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Language available : english
Since the success of the Beatles' 1 album in 2000, the concept of compiling a collection of an artist's number one hits has been another way of getting at the "greatest-hits" package. Of course, not many artists have an album's worth of legitimate number one hits. Barry White does, by a liberal interpretation that includes all three of the trade magazines current in his era -- Billboard and the now-defunct Cash Box and Record World -- and all of the charts those publications assembled, as well as all of White's projects, including his solo recordings, his instrumental ensemble the Love Unlimited Orchestra, and the female vocal trio he produced and wrote for, Love Unlimited. Add in the 1990 song "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)," credited to Quincy Jones Featuring Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, and Barry White, and you have 12 hits dating back to 1973's "Love's Theme" by the Love Unlimited Orchestra and up to 1994's "Practice What You Preach." For good measure, the set adds five "Bonus Tracks: #2's and More," for a 72-minute running time. Actually, including the different White efforts improves the album by giving it some measure of diversity. A White hits album that simply presented his solo hits one after another would tend to emphasize their similarity as, in song after song, his deep bedroom voice murmured pillow talk, leading to a creamy chorus of more romantic blandishments spoken in ‘70s slang. Here, those tracks are broken up somewhat by the instrumentals and contrasting vocals. Still, it's a remarkable run. White may have had only one thing to sell, but he found different ways to package it, and this album presents the highlights of his repertoire on a single disc.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 12,49€/month
Barry White, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Kejmar, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Kejmar, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Barry White, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Sepe, ComposerLyricist - Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Kejmar, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Sterling Radcliffe, ComposerLyricist - Paul Elmore, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Kejmar, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ekundayo Paris , ComposerLyricist - Nelson Pigford, ComposerLyricist - Frank Kejmar, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Love Unlimited, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Swedien, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - James Ingram, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rod Temperton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Barry White, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Quincy Jones, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - SIEDAH GARRETT, ComposerLyricist - Al B. Sure!, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - EL DEBARGE, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 Qwest Records, Inc.
Edwin Nicholas, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Levert, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Barry White, Producer, String Arranger, Vocal Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CRAIG BURBIDGE, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Nicholas, Producer - John Roberts, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 A&M Records
Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barney Perkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barry White, Producer, Vocals, Mix Engineer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Frank Kejmar, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JACK PERRY, Producer, Associate Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Roberts, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 A&M Records
Howard E. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Barry White, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Howard Johnson, Producer, Associate Producer - JACK PERRY, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1989 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Mix Engineer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Kejmar, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Austin Burnett Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Smead Gaughan Hudman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Since the success of the Beatles' 1 album in 2000, the concept of compiling a collection of an artist's number one hits has been another way of getting at the "greatest-hits" package. Of course, not many artists have an album's worth of legitimate number one hits. Barry White does, by a liberal interpretation that includes all three of the trade magazines current in his era -- Billboard and the now-defunct Cash Box and Record World -- and all of the charts those publications assembled, as well as all of White's projects, including his solo recordings, his instrumental ensemble the Love Unlimited Orchestra, and the female vocal trio he produced and wrote for, Love Unlimited. Add in the 1990 song "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)," credited to Quincy Jones Featuring Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, and Barry White, and you have 12 hits dating back to 1973's "Love's Theme" by the Love Unlimited Orchestra and up to 1994's "Practice What You Preach." For good measure, the set adds five "Bonus Tracks: #2's and More," for a 72-minute running time. Actually, including the different White efforts improves the album by giving it some measure of diversity. A White hits album that simply presented his solo hits one after another would tend to emphasize their similarity as, in song after song, his deep bedroom voice murmured pillow talk, leading to a creamy chorus of more romantic blandishments spoken in ‘70s slang. Here, those tracks are broken up somewhat by the instrumentals and contrasting vocals. Still, it's a remarkable run. White may have had only one thing to sell, but he found different ways to package it, and this album presents the highlights of his repertoire on a single disc.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:23
- Main artists: Barry White
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Def Jam
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2009 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.