WEB | FLAC (tracks) — 368 MB | 47:04
Genre: R\’n\’B, Soul, Funk | Label: Island
This midline-priced compilation attempts to survey Barry White\’s recording career from 1973-1999, giving equal weight to different periods of that as if they were equally successful. That\’s what can happen when the artist is involved in the selection of a compilation; White is credited as compilation producer along with Universal\’s Harry Weinger in what may be his final contemporary album credit (he died while the disc was in production). As a result, \»Staying Power,\» which peaked at number 45 on the Billboard R&B/hip-hop chart in 1999, is included, but not \»You\’re the First, the Last, My Everything,\» which topped both the pop and R&B charts in 1975. As such, the collection must be viewed more as a sampler than a true best-of, and even at the discount price consumers would be better advised to pay the extra bucks it takes to pick up one of White\’s earlier compilations — Barry White\’s Greatest Hits or All Greatest Hits — instead.
Track List:
01. I\’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby
02. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
03. Can\’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe
04. What Am I Gonna Do With You
05. Let The Music Play
06. It\’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me
07. Playing Your Game, Baby
08. Oh What A Night For Dancing
09. Love Makin\’ Music
10. Sho\’ You Right
11. Practice What You Preach
12. Staying Power