Barry White
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Biography
[Edit]Say the name Barry White and you'd be hard pressed to follow it with the name of any other recording artist with such a huge, cross-sectional following. He was at home appearing on Soul Train, guesting with a full band on The Today Show, and appearing in cartoon form in various episodes of The Simpsons. During the '70s, Dinah Shore devoted a full hour of her daily syndicated Dinah! show to White. While there was a period where Barry White wasn't releasing records or making the pop charts, he did stay active touring and appearing on other artists' records including Quincy Jones' "The Secret Garden (The Seduction Suite)," Regina Belle, and rap star Big Daddy Kane's "All of Me." It's surprising to find out that such an illustrious career almost didn't happen because White wasn't interested in being a recording artist.
Born in Galveston, TX, Barry White grew up singing gospel songs with his mother and taught himself to play piano. Shortly after moving from Texas to South Central Los Angeles, White made his recording debut at the tender age of 11, playing piano on Jesse Belvin's "Goodnight My Love." He made his first record when he was 16 with a group called the Upfronts. The song was called "Little Girl" on a local L.A. label called Lummtone Records. Later he worked for various independent labels around Los Angeles, landing an A&R position with Bob Keane, the man responsible for the first pop recordings by Sam Cooke. One of his labels, Mustang, was hot at the time with a group called the Bobby Fuller Four in 1966. White was hired for 40 dollars a week to do A&R for Keane's family of labels: Del-Fi, Mustang and Bronco. During this time, White flirted with the idea of being a recording artist, making a record for Bronco called "All in the Run of a Day." But he chose to stick with his A&R duties. One of the first groups he worked with was the Versatiles who later changed their name to the 5th Dimension. White's first big hit came from an artist familiar to dancefloor denizens — Viola Wills, whose "Lost Without the Love of My Guy" went Top 20 R&B. His salary went up to 60 dollars a week. White started working with the Bobby Fuller Four. Bob Keene and Larry Nunes — who later became White's spiritual advisor and true friend — wanted to cut a female act. White had heard about a singer named Felice Taylor. They had three hit records, "It May Be Winter Outside," "I'm Under the Influence of Love," and "I Feel Love Coming On." They were huge hits in England. White started making 400 dollars a week.
When Bronco went out of business, White began doing independent production. Those were some lean times for White. Veteran arranger Gene Page, who would later arrange or co-arrange White's hits, helped him out, giving him work and non-repayable loans. Then three years later, Paul Politti, who also worked at Bronco, contacted him to tell him that Larry Nunes was interested in starting a business with him. Nunes had started cutting tracks for a concept album he was working on. Meanwhile, White had started working with this girl group who hadn't done any singing professionally. They rehearsed for almost a year. White wrote "Walkin' in the Rain (With the One I Love)" with lyrics that were inspired by conversations with one of the singers, Glodean James (who would later become White's second wife). White christened the group Love Unlimited.
Larry Nunes took the record to Russ Regan, who was the head of the Uni label owned by MCA. Love Unlimited's From a Girl's Point of View became a million-seller. Soon after, Regan left Uni for 20th Century Records. Without Regan, White's relationship with Uni soured. With his relationship with Uni in chaos and Love Unlimited contract-bound with the label, White decided he needed to work with another act. He wanted to work with a male artist. He made three song demos of himself singing and playing the piano. Nunes heard them and insisted that he re-record and release them as a recording artist. They argued for days about it. Then he somehow convinced White to do it. White was still hesitating up to the time the label copy was made. He was going to use the name "White Heat," but the record became the first Barry White album. That first album was 1973's I've Got So Much to Give on 20th Century Records. It included the title track and "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby."
White got a release from Uni for Love Unlimited and they joined him over at 20th Century Records. Then he had a brainstorm for another concept album. He told Regan he wanted to do an instrumental album. Regan thought he had lost it. White wanted to call it the Love Unlimited Orchestra. The single, "Love's Theme," went to number one pop, was a million-seller, and was a smash all over the world. The song earned him a BMI award for over three million covers.
For the next five years, from 1974 to 1979, there was no stopping the Barry White Hit Train — his own Stone Gon, Barry White Sings Love Songs for the One You Love ("It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me," "Playing Your Game Baby"), Let the Music Play (title track, "You See the Trouble with Me"), Just Another Way to Say I Love You ("I'll Do for You Anything You Want Me To," "Love Serenade"), The Man ("Your Sweetness Is My Weakness," "Sha La La Means I Love You," "September When We Met," a splendid cover of Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are"), and Love Unlimited's In Heat ("I Belong to You," "Move Me No Mountain," "Share a Little Love in Your Heart," and "Love's Theme," with lyrics). He also scored a soundtrack for the 20th Century Fox film The Together Brothers, enjoying a resurgence on home video.
His studio band included such luminaries as guitarists Ray Parker, Jr. (pre-Raydio, co-writer with White on "You See the Trouble With Me"), bassist Nathan East, Wah Wah Watson, David T. Walker, Dean Parks, Don Peake, bassist Wilton Felder of the Crusaders, Lee Ritenour, drummer Ed Greene, percussionist Gary Coleman, and later keyboardist Rahn Coleman. His hit streak seemed, well, unlimited. Then it all derailed. Russ Regan and another ally, Hosea Wilson, left 20th Century Records and White was left with management that he thought of in less than glowing terms.
White left after fulfilling his contract with two more album releases, Love Unlimited Orchestra's My Musical Bouquet and his own I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing. White signed a custom label deal with CBS Records. At the time it was touted as one of the biggest deals ever. He started a label called Unlimited Gold. The roster included White, Love Unlimited, the Love Unlimited Orchestra, Jack Perry, and a teenaged singer named Danny Pearson who charted with a song called "What's Your Sign Girl." He also did a duet album with Glodean James called Barry & Glodean. Aside from the gold album The Message Is Love, most of the albums weren't huge sellers. After eight Barry White albums, four Love Unlimited albums, four Love Unlimited Orchestra albums, constant touring, and dealing with the rigors of the music industry, White decided to take a break.
Then in 1992, White signed with A&M, releasing the albums The Man Is Back, The Right Night & Barry White, and Put Me in Your Mix (which contains a duet with Issac Hayes, "Dark and Lovely"). The Icon Is Love became his biggest-selling album since the '70s releases, going multi-platinum. It includes the platinum single "Practice What You Preach." The production lineup includes Gerald Levert and Tony Nicholas, his godson Chuckii Booker, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and White and his longtime friend Jack Perry. While some later efforts buried his vocals in whiz-bang electronic effects, on The Icon Is Love, White's deep steam engine baritone pipes are upfront in the mix. Staying Power followed in 1999, showcased in the best tradition of soul music where the focus is the singer and the song. The album earned White two Grammys. White's career took him from the ghetto to international success with 106 gold and 41 platinum albums, 20 gold and ten platinum singles, with worldwide sales in excess of 100 million.
White, who suffered from hypertension and chronic high blood pressure, was hospitalized for kidney failure in September of 2002. He was undergoing dialysis treatment, but the combination of illnesses proved too much and he died July 4, 2003 at a West Hollywood hospital. By the time of his death, Barry White had achieved a near-universal acclaim and popularity that few artists achieve and even fewer within their own lifetime. ~ Ed Hogan & Wade Kergan, Rovi
Title: Music & Highlights: Barry White
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Masters of the Last Century: Best of Barry White
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Collector's Edition (Disc 1: Barry White & The Love Unlimited Orchestra)
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Soul
Title: Modern Art of Music: Barry White
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Together Brothers (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Return Of White Barry (Single)
Artist: Lenny RX, Barry White
Genre: House, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Super Movie Themes - Just A Little Bit Different
Artist: Love Unlimited Orchestra, Barry White
Genre: Soul
Title: Barry White's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Barry White - His Greatest Hits
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Love's Theme: The Best of the 20th Century Records Singles
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Unlimited
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Trance, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, World Music, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Barry White Collector’s Edition (CD1)
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Funk
Title: Let the Music Play (Remastered)
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Barry White Collector’s Edition (CD3)
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Funk
Title: The Complete 20th Century Records Singles (1973-1979)
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Barry White
Artist: Barry White
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Collections
Title: Ed TV (Music from the Motion Picture)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Greatest Wedding Music Hits
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Gusto's Top Hits: Valentine Love Songs
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 100 Most Beautiful Love Songs CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Dance Top 100 CD 3
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: The No. 1 Hits - 1975
Title: Compact Disc Club - Passion CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Compact Disc Club - Passion CD 4
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Compact Disc Club - The Best Disco In Town CD 4
Genre: Disco
Title: Compact Disc Club - Magic Moments (New Edition) CD 2
Genre:
Title: De Pre Historie 70s CD 1
Title: Funky Grooves CD 3
Genre: Funk
Title: Compact Disc Club - Dark Pleasure CD 2
Genre: Soul
Title: Compact Disc Club - Dark Pleasure CD 4
Genre: Soul
Title: 100 Love Classics CD 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Compact Disc Club - Super Paradise CD 4
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Compact Disc Club - Cine Diamonds CD 3
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Compact Disc Club - Cocooning CD 4
Genre: Electronica, Club/Dance, Pop Rock
Title: Compact Disc Club - Gold CD 4
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Compact Disc Club - Gold 2009 CD 4
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Time Life - Sounds Of The Seventies 1975 - Take Two
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Country Rock, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Funk
Title: Time Life - Sounds Of The Seventies 1977 - Take Two
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Hard Rock, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Time Life - Sounds Of The Seventies 1974 - Take Two
Genre: Electronica, Techno, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, Folk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk
Title: Back To Mine: Groove Armada
Genre: Ambient, Downtempo, Trip Hop, Electronica, House
Title: Compact Disc Club - Wonderful Life CD 3
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Dance Collection CD 4
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop
Title: Totally 70s A Decade Of Hits CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Always And Forever CD2
Genre: Rock
Title: Mastermix - Issue 308 (CD 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Dance Classics Best Of Vol. 1
Genre: Disco
Title: Dance Classics, Volume 2
Title: Dance Classics, Volume 4
Title: Dance Classics, Volume 5
Title: Dance Classics, Volume 8
Title: Golden Love Songs 17 - Secret Lovers
Genre: Pop, New Romantic
Title: Ultimate Love The Collection CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Street Life (CD2)
Title: Street Life (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: Wonderful Life CD3
Genre: Pop
Title: Foute CD Van Q - Music Vol. 8
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Red Bull BC One - The Soundtrack
Genre: Breakbeat
Title: 100 Hits Of The 70'S - CD 2
Title: DJ Maestro Pres. The Best Of Disco House
Genre: House
Title: The Best Of Disco 70'S And 80'S
Genre: Disco
Title: Top 100 Pop Love Songs CD 1
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Disco, Pop
Title: Top 100 Pop Love Songs
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: The Passion Of Rnb 19
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Supernatural: Season 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Turn The Beat Around CD2
Genre: Disco
Title: Soul City
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 100 Greatest Love Songs CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Top Of The Pops 1973 CD2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Glam Rock, Punk, Dancefloor, Christian Country Music, Disco, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Top Of The Pops 1974 CD3
Genre: Rock
Title: Top Of The Pops 1975 CD3
Title: The Soul Ballads CD2
Genre: Soul
Title: 30 Años De La Musica Disco 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Dance Classics Hits Vol. 2 CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Dance Classics: Vol 1 CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: Big City Bar 2 (CD2)
Title: Big City Bar 4 (CD1)
Title: Absolute Christmas 2008 (CD1)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Ally McBeal: For Once In My Life
Genre: Soul, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Disco Fever Turn The Beat Around CD2
Genre: Disco
Title: Disco Fever 2010 CD1
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Greatest Hits From The Movies (CD5)
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: MTV Best Of Remix
Genre: DJ/Remixes, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Boogie Oogie - Internacional
Artist: Vários Artistas / Varios Artistas
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Rhapsody In White
Artist: Love Unlimited Orchestra
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Disco, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Best of Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra
Artist: Love Unlimited Orchestra
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Disco, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: White Gold
Artist: Love Unlimited Orchestra
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: Changing Hearts: The Silver Anniversary Album
Artist: D. C., Gay Men's Chorus Of Washington
Genre:
Title: Frankie Firme Presents 16 Golden Treasures from the Vaults of Rampart Records
Artist: Rampart Records
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: The Best of Love Unlimited
Artist: Love Unlimited
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Dead Presidents Vol. 1/Music From The Motion Picture
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Dark Shadows: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: It Came From The Garage! Nuggets From Southern California
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: This Is The Remix
Artist: Destiny'S Child
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Ed TV (Music From The Motion Picture)
Artist: Ed TV Soundtrack
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Endless Love (Greatest Soul Lovesongs)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 11
Artist: 2 Many DJ's
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, DJ/Remixes
Title: Die Hit Giganten - Best Of Discofox (CD1)
Artist: Boney M.
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Music & Highlights: Famous Love Songs, Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Grand 12-Inches 15
Artist: Ben Liebrand
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Space Jam (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Kids
Title: The Ultimate Collection (CD01)
Artist: Girls Night Out
Genre: Hard NRG, Post Disco, Electropop, Soul, Gospel, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Slow Jams 3CD (CD1)
Artist: Trevor Nelson
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
Title: Top Of The Pops '75 (CD2)
Artist: Top Of The Pops
Title: Les Plus Grandes Legendes Soul (CD1)
Artist: Nostalgie Soulparty
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Les Plus Grandes Legendes Soul (CD2)
Artist: Nostalgie Soulparty
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Les Plus Grandes Legendes Soul (CD3)
Artist: Nostalgie Soulparty
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: The 20th Century Records Albums (1973-1979) (CD3)
Artist: Love Unlimited Orchestra
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The 20th Century Records Albums (1973-1979)
Artist: Love Unlimited Orchestra
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The M + M Mixes Volume IV (The Ultimate Collection)
Artist: John Morales