The Right Night & Barry White
The Right Night & Barry White is the self-produced sixteenth album by American R&B singer Barry White, which was released in 1987 on A&M Records. This was White's first album for A&M, with which he had signed after a four-year break from recording following a largely unsuccessful venture with his own CBS-affiliated custom label Unlimited Gold, which released six albums released between 1979 and 1983, none of which made more than a very moderate chart impact.
With its mixture of monologue-interspersed ballads and uptempo tracks with a Latin feel, The Right Night & Barry White did not stray far from White's familiar sound. Critical opinion suggested that this kind of R&B was simply not in vogue in 1987 and that while the album would sell to hardcore White fans, it was unlikely to reach a significant new audience. This indeed proved to be the case, as the album was another commercial disappointment for White, peaking at #28 on the R&B chart and failing to reach the top 100 on the pop chart. Lead single "Sho' You Right" made #17 on the R&B chart and gave White his first UK top 20 hit since 1978.
Track listing
- "Good Dancin' Music" (Barry White, Jack Perry) – 7:05
- "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) – 5:51
- "Sho' You Right" (White, Perry) – 7:43
- "For Your Love (I'll Do Most Anything)" (White, Bryan Loren) – 6:23
- "There's a Place (Where Love Never Ends)" (White, Frieda Brock, Doug Lambert) – 7:25
- "Love Is in Your Eyes" (White, Perry, Don Williams) – 7:22
- "I'm Ready for Love" (White, Lambert, Edward R. Martinez) – 5:09
- "Share" (White, Charles Fearing) – 7:05
- "Who's the Fool" (White, Perry, Eugene Booker) – 6:36
- "The Right Night" (White) – 6:32
Singles
- "Sho' You Right" (US R&B #17, UK #14)
- "For Your Love (I'll Do Most Anything)" (US R&B #27)
Personnel
- Barry White: Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion
- Eugene Booker, Doug Lambert, Bryan Loren, Jack Perry: Keyboards
- Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson: Guitars, Backing Vocals
- Nathan East: Bass
- Al Chalk: Percussion
- Thomas Alvarado: Tenor Saxophone
- James Bailey, Kenny Harris, Stephanie Haynes, Brenda Holloway, Cheryl James, Diane Taylor, Kathy Thompson, Glodean White: Backing Vocals
- Strings Arranged By Gene Page
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- "Man Ain't Nothin"
- "All in the Run of a Day"
- "In the Ghetto"
- "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"
- "I've Got So Much to Give"
- "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up"
- "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
- "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
- "What Am I Gonna Do with You"
- "I'll Do for You Anything You Want Me To"
- "Let the Music Play"
- "You See the Trouble with Me"
- "Baby, We Better Try to Get It Together"
- "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long"
- "I'm Qualified to Satisfy You"
- "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me"
- "Playing Your Game, Baby"
- "Oh, What a Night for Dancing"
- "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness"
- "Just the Way You Are"
- "Sha La La Means I Love You"
- "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing"
- "Any Fool Can See (You Were Meant for Me)"
- "It Ain't Love, Babe (Until You Give It)"
- "I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing"
- "How Did You Know It Was Me?"
- "Love Ain't Easy"
- "Sheet Music"
- "Love Makin' Music"
- "I Believe in Love"
- "Didn't We Make It Happen, Baby" (with Glodean White)
- "I Want You" (with Glodean White)
- "You're the Only One for Me" (with Glodean White)
- "Louie Louie"
- "Beware"
- "Change"
- "Passion"
- "America"
- "Don't Let Them Blow Your Mind"
- "Sho' You Right"
- "For Your Love (I'll Do Most Anything)"
- "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (Paul Hardcastle Remix)
- "Super Lover"
- "Follow That and See (Where It Leads Y'All)"
- "I Wanna Do It Good to Ya"
- "When Will I See You Again"
- "Put Me in Your Mix"
- "Dark and Lovely (You Over There)" (with Isaac Hayes)
- "Practice What You Preach"
- "Love Is the Icon"
- "Come On"
- "I Only Want to Be with You"
- "There It Is"
- "Staying Power"
- "The Longer We Make Love" (with Lisa Stansfield & Chaka Khan)
- "Let the Music Play" (Funkstar Deluxe Remixes)
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