The Right Night & Barry White
1987 studio album by Barry White
The Right Night & Barry White | ||||
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Studio album by Barry White | ||||
Released | September 24, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 69:11 | |||
Label | A&M/PolyGram Records 215 154 | |||
Producer | Barry White | |||
Barry White chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
High Fidelity | (favourable)[2] |
Smash Hits | 8.75/10[3] |
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. The album peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.
Track listings
- "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
LP & cassette
- "Sho' You Right" (White, Perry) – 7:43
- "For Your Love (I'll Do Most Anything)" (White, Bryan Loren) – 4:24
- "There's a Place (Where Love Never Ends)" (White, Frieda Brock, Doug Lambert) – 5:32
- "Love Is in Your Eyes" (White, Perry, Don Williams) – 5:55
- "Theme" - 0:33
- "The Right Night" (White) – 5:50
- "I'm Ready for Love" (White, Lambert, Edward R. Martinez) – 5:11
- "Theme" - 0:32
- "Share" (White, Charles Fearing) – 7:05
- "Who's the Fool" (White, Perry, Eugene Booker) – 6:36
Singles
- "Sho' You Right" (US R&B No. 17, UK No. 14)[4]
- "For Your Love (I'll Do Most Anything)" (US R&B No. 27, UK No. 94)[4]
Personnel
- Barry White – lead vocals, 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, Sharon-Lyn Rochelle, Kathy Thompson, Glodean White – backing vocals
- Strings arranged by Gene Page
Charts
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] | 45 |
UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 74 |
US Billboard 200[7] | 159 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 28 |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP)[9] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Barry White: The Right Night & Barry White". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
- ^ Nelson, Havelock (March 1988). "Barry White: The Right Night & Barry White" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 38. High Fidelity. p. 70.
- ^ Shaw, William (7–20 October 1987). "Albums: Barry White — The Right Night & Barry White (A&M Records)" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 19. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 60. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b "Barry White | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Barry White – The Right Night & Barry White". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Barry White | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "French album certifications – Barry White – The Right Night" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
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- Is This Whatcha Wont? (1976)
- Barry White Sings for Someone You Love (1977)
- The Man (1978)
- The Message Is Love (1979)
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- Beware! (1981)
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- The Ultimate Collection (2000)
- White Gold: The Very Best of Barry White (2005)
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