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The Best of the Love Unlimited Orchestra collects 15 tracks by Barry White's groundbreaking instrumental support outfit. Their sound as assembled by White -- thick layers of sweet strings, pulsing beats, chunky wah-wah guitars, plus tinkling piano and gently swelling horns -- played a huge role in creating the blueprint for disco, not to mention countless porn soundtracks. In addition to backing White and his female protégées Love Unlimited, the Love Unlimited Orchestra also made their own recordings, naturally with White at the helm. Although they recorded up to 1983, their commercial heyday lasted from 1974-1977, when they charted regularly on the pop, R&B, and disco/club listings. They even scored a number one pop hit right out of the box with 1974's "Love's Theme," a watershed record in the history of disco. That's here, of course, plus the Orchestra's other chart hits: "Satin Soul," "Rhapsody in White," "Forever in Love," "My Sweet Summer Suite," "Bring It on Up," and their theme from the 1977 remake of King Kong. It's superbly evocative mood music, pretty much the instrumental equivalent of Barry White's trademark love-man come-ons. Anyone enamored of White's sound, or curious about the evolution of disco, would do well to pick this up.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry White, Producer - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist - John Mayer-Angela, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry White, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry White, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Kejmar, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Hall, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Kejmar, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Kejmar, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1974 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Barry White, Producer - John Barry, Composer - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andrew Kastner, ComposerLyricist - Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Sopuch, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Barry White, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry White, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1994 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry White, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Page, ComposerLyricist - Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1974 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Barry White, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist - Vance Wilson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tony Sepe, ComposerLyricist - Gene Page, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Barry White, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Love Unlimited Orchestra, MainArtist - Marty Brooks, ComposerLyricist - Matty Brooks, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The Best of the Love Unlimited Orchestra collects 15 tracks by Barry White's groundbreaking instrumental support outfit. Their sound as assembled by White -- thick layers of sweet strings, pulsing beats, chunky wah-wah guitars, plus tinkling piano and gently swelling horns -- played a huge role in creating the blueprint for disco, not to mention countless porn soundtracks. In addition to backing White and his female protégées Love Unlimited, the Love Unlimited Orchestra also made their own recordings, naturally with White at the helm. Although they recorded up to 1983, their commercial heyday lasted from 1974-1977, when they charted regularly on the pop, R&B, and disco/club listings. They even scored a number one pop hit right out of the box with 1974's "Love's Theme," a watershed record in the history of disco. That's here, of course, plus the Orchestra's other chart hits: "Satin Soul," "Rhapsody in White," "Forever in Love," "My Sweet Summer Suite," "Bring It on Up," and their theme from the 1977 remake of King Kong. It's superbly evocative mood music, pretty much the instrumental equivalent of Barry White's trademark love-man come-ons. Anyone enamored of White's sound, or curious about the evolution of disco, would do well to pick this up.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:32
- Main artists: The Love Unlimited Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1995 UMG Recordings Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1995 UMG Recordings Inc.
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