I've Got So Much to Give (album)

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