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 |
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| Producer | Barry White | |||
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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
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
