Released March 27, 1973 Length 36:03 Artist Barry White Producer Barry White | Recorded 1972-1973 I've Got So Much to Give
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(1973) Release date 27 March 1973 Label 20th Century Fox Records | |
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Genres Soul music, Rhythm and blues Similar Barry White albums, Rhythm and blues albums | ||
1972 barry white i ve got so much to give album
I've Got So Much to Give is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Barry White, released on March 27, 1973 on the 20th Century label.
Contents
History
The album topped the R&B albums chart. It also reached #16 on the Billboard 200. The album was a success, yielding two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby", which peaked at #1, and the title track. Both were also successful on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #3 and #32 respectively. "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" was also a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #23. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks on May 4, 2010 by Hip-O Select.
Critical reception
The album received moderate reviews Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic wrote In a sense, his sound is fully formed—there’s no mistaking his velvet baritone or his lush, string-draped surrounding, particularly on the album’s closing “I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby,” a song so seductive it set the pace for the rest of his career. However, the album was criticized for sounding like Isaac Hayes. Christgau wrote "White's hustle is to combine Isaac Hayes's power with Al Green's niceness, and he succeeds, in his way, but the synthesis has its drawbacks--tends to compound his humorlessness and mendacity as well."
Track listing
All tracks written by Barry White, except where noted.
Charts
Songs
1Standing in the Shadows of Love8:00
2Bring Back My Yesterday6:40
3I've Found Someone5:55