I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing
Studio album by
Barry White
ReleasedAugust 1979[1]
GenreR&B, soul
Length36:19
Label20th Century-Fox
ProducerBarry White
Barry White chronology
The Message Is Love
(1979) 		I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing
(1979) 		Sheet Music
(1980)
Singles from I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing
  1. "I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing"
    Released: August 1979[1]
  2. "How Did You Know It Was Me?"
    Released: December 1979[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[4]

I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing is the self-produced ninth album by American R&B singer Barry White, released in August 1979[1] on the 20th Century-Fox Records label.

Overview

I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing fulfilled White's 20th Century-Fox Records contract. White was increasingly dissatisfied with that label's management when Russ Regan left the label to form Millennium Records and felt that he was being ignored in terms of promotion at the time.[5] He then left the company and signed a custom label contract with CBS Records to release future material under his own Unlimited Gold imprint. White's first album on his new label, The Message Is Love, had been released earlier in the year.[6] With attention and interest focused on his well-publicized CBS deal, I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing passed by largely unnoticed.[3] It was the least successful album of his 20th Century career, only reaching number 40 on the R&B chart,[7] which six of his eight previous albums had topped. None of the single releases made any impact either.

Track listing

  1. "I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing" (Barry White, Paul Politi, Frank Wilson) – 2:50
  2. "Girl, What's Your Name" (White, Danny Pearson, Wilson) – 4:08
  3. "Once Upon a Time (You Were a Friend of Mine)" (Rahn Coleman) – 6:01
  4. "Oh Me, Oh My (I'm Such a Lucky Guy)" (White, Wilson, Politi, Raymond Cooksey) – 5:04
  5. "I Can't Leave You Alone" (White, Tony Sepe, Wilson) – 3:25
  6. "Call Me Baby" (Coleman) – 8:04
  7. "How Did You Know It Was Me?" (Coleman) – 6:47

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Album

Chart performance for I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing
Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 132
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 40

Singles

Chart performance for singles from I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing
Year Single
US
R&B
[2]
1979 "I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing" 53
"How Did You Know It Was Me?" 64

References

  1. ^ a b c "The three secrets to Barry White's success are on this album". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 31. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 4, 1979. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ a b "Barry White Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Hogan, Ed. "I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing (1979): Review". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 358.
  5. ^ Callahan, Mike; Edwards, David; Eyries, Patrice (February 7, 2006). "20th Century Fox Records". Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  6. ^ "The more he does it, the better he gets". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 24, 1979. p. 5. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ "Barry White Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "Barry White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "Barry White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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