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Soul/R&B Legends Long Out Of Print 20th Century Records Albums Remastered From Their Analogue Master Tapes and Presented As 180g 9LP Box Set!
Marking 45 years since the release of his debut solo album, soul/R&B legend Barry Whites nine 20th Century Records albums have been remastered from their analogue master tapes for a new 180g 9LP box set. Across the nine albums he released with 20th Century Records between 1973 and 1979, White established the new sound of orchestral soul that became an enduring R&B staple. Fifteen years after his untimely death in 2003 at the age of 58, The 20th Century Records Albums (1973-1979) honors and celebrates Whites legendary career by restoring these classic albums and presenting them together in one package. Long out of print on vinyl, the LPs come with sleeve and label artwork faithfully reproduced from the originals.
In March 1973, White released his first solo album, Ive Got So Much To Give, with 20th Century Records. Fueled by two Billboard R&B Top 10 singles, including the No. 1 Im Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby, the album topped Billboards R&B chart and reached No. 16 on the Billboard 200. Whites second solo album, Stone Gon, soon followed in October 1973. Also boasting two Top 10 R&B singles, the albums success closely matched that of his debut, topping Billboards R&B chart and reaching the Top 20 of the Billboard 200. Whites blockbuster Cant Get Enough album was released in August 1974. It hit No. 1 on Billboards R&B chart and the Billboard 200, and also reached No. 4 on the UK chart. The album features two of Whites iconic signature songs, Cant Get Enough of Your Love, Babe and Youre the First, the Last, My Everything, both of which topped Billboards R&B chart and went to No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK, Cant Get Enough of Your Love, Babe reached No. 8, while Youre the First, the Last, My Everything topped the singles chart at No. 1.
Released in March 1975, Whites self-produced fourth album, Just Another Way To Say I Love You, also topped Billboards R&B chart. The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200 and No. 12 on the UK chart. It features two Top 10 Billboard R&B singles, the No. 1 What Am I Gonna Do with You (also a Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit and a Top 5 UK single) and Ill Do For You Anything You Want Me To. Also self-produced, Whites fifth album with 20th Century Records, Let The Music Play, was released in January 1976. It reached No. 8 on Billboards R&B albums chart and peaked at No. 42 on the Billboard 200 and No. 22 on the UK chart. The album yielded three charting singles, including Let the Music Play, which peaked at No. 4 on Billboards R&B chart and No. 9 on the UK singles chart. You See the Trouble with Me reached No. 14 on Billboards R&B chart and No. 2 on the UK singles chart, while Baby, We Better Try to Get It Together reached No. 29 on Billboards R&B chart and No. 15 on the UK singles chart.
Is This Whatcha Wont? is Whites self-produced sixth album, released in November 1976. It reached No. 25 on Billboards R&B chart, with its two singles, Dont Make Me Wait Too Long and Im Qualified to Satisfy You respectively peaking at No. 20 and No. 25 on the Billboard R&B chart. Both singles also charted in the UK, at No. 17 and No. 37, respectively. Whites self-produced seventh album, Sings For Someone You Love, was released in August 1977. It was Whites first album since 1975 to top Billboards R&B chart, and it also reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200. The album features two Top 10 Billboard R&B singles: the No. 1 Its Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me (also No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100) and Playing Your Game, Baby. A third single, Oh, What a Night for Dancing, reached No. 13 on Billboards R&B chart.
The Man, Whites self-produced eighth album, was released in October 1978 on the renamed 20th Century-Fox Records label. It was his sixth Billboard R&B No. 1 and it also reached No. 36 on the Billboard 200. The albums lead single, Your Sweetness Is My Weakness reached No. 2 on Billboards R&B chart, while Whites cover of Billy Joels Just the Way You Are reached No. 45 on Billboards R&B chart and No. 12 on the UK singles chart. A third single, Sha La La Means I Love You, peaked at No. 55 on the UK singles chart. A cover of Whites Its Only Love Doing Its Thing (with the shortened title Its Only Love) was a hit for the British band Simply Red in 1989. Whites ninth self-produced album, I Love To Sing The Songs I Sing, was released in April 1979. Featuring the title song, the album peaked at No. 40 on Billboards R&B chart. It was Whites final LP for 20th Century-Fox Records, after which he released new recordings on his own Unlimited Gold imprint.
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