All-Time Greatest Hits

• Artist: Barry White
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1995
• Total Time: 77:45
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

It took quite a while for a definitive Barry White compilation to hit the market, but All-Time Greatest Hits -- part of Mercury's Funk Essentials series -- finally filled the bill in 1995. Boasting a full 20 tracks from White's heyday of 1973-1978, more than half of which made the R&B Top Ten, All-Time Greatest Hits is easily the most generous single-disc White collection on the market. It includes the edited single versions, not the full-length album tracks, which actually makes for a more digestible introduction to White's achievements. Like his forebear Isaac Hayes, White was not just a deep-voiced crooner, but a talented producer and arranger who'd spent years honing his craft behind the scenes in the industry. And like Hayes, White spent a great deal of time setting up moods on his albums, using lush, sweeping orchestrations to build very gradually to climaxes. (Actually, that probably explains a good deal of his effectiveness.) But White was not simply a Hayes disciple; his swirling productions were less complex than Hayes', but more in tune with the emerging disco sound, which certainly boosted his popularity. Plus, he took full advantage of R&B's new lyrical permissiveness in the wake of Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On. If his voice was limited, it was also a tremendous asset for the kind of music he recorded -- deep, resonant, caressing, but always suggestively masculine. The total package made White an R&B love-man icon not just for the disco era, but all time. For all but the most dedicated fans, All-Time Greatest Hits is one-stop shopping. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Love's Theme	Barry White	Barry White	(4:08)
I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(3:59)
I've Got So Much to Give (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(5:18)
Never, Never Gonna Give You Up (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(4:07)
Honey Please, Can't Ya See (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(3:13)
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(3:52)
You're the First, the Last, My Everything (Lyrics)	Barry White, Peter Radcliffe, Tony Sepe	Barry White	(3:24)
What Am I Gonna Do With You (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(3:34)
I'll Do for You Anything You Want Me To (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(4:10)
Let the Music Play (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(3:30)
You See the Trouble With Me (Lyrics)	Barry White, Ray Parker, Jr.	Barry White	(3:20)
Baby, We Better Try to Get It Together (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(4:36)
Don't Make Me Wait Too Long (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(4:36)
I'm Qualified to Satisfy You (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(3:08)
It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me (Lyrics)	Ekundayo Paris, Nelson Pigford	Barry White	(3:25)
Playing Your Game, Baby (Lyrics)	Austin Croom Johnson	Barry White	(3:36)
Oh, What a Night for Dancing		Barry White	(3:18)
Your Sweetness Is My Weakness (Lyrics)	Barry White	Barry White	(4:12)
Just the Way You Are	Billy Joel	Barry White	(4:10)
Satin Soul	Barry White	Barry White	(4:12)

Credits

Barry White (Vocals), Barry White (Producer), Barry White (Main Performer), Frank Kejmar (Engineer), Harry Weinger (Producer), David Ritz (Liner Notes)

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