I've Got So Much to Give (album): Difference between revisions

I've Got So Much to Give
I've Got So Much to Give
Studio album by Barry White
Released	March 27, 1973
Recorded	November 1972 – January 1973
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	36:03
Label	20th Century
Producer	Barry White
Barry White chronology
Singles from I've Got So Much to Give
	"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"; Released: April 1973; "I've Got So Much to Give"; Released: July 1973;

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 14:13, 17 January 2024

I've Got So Much to Give is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Barry White, released on March 27, 1973, on the 20th Century label.

History

The album topped the R&B albums chart. It also reached number 16 on the Billboard 200. The album was a success, yielding two Billboard R&B top-ten singles, "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby", which peaked at number 1, and the title track. Both were also successful on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers 3 and 32 respectively. "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" was also a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 23. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with instrumental bonus tracks on May 4, 2010, by Hip-O Select.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B^[3]

The album received moderate reviews. Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic wrote: "In a sense, his sound is fully formed—there’s no mistaking his velvet baritone or his lush, string-draped surrounding, particularly on the album's closing "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby," a song so seductive it set the pace for the rest of his career".^[2] However, the album was criticized for sounding like Isaac Hayes. Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote "White's hustle is to combine Isaac Hayes's power with Al Green's niceness, and he succeeds, in his way, but the synthesis has its drawbacks--tends to compound his humorlessness and mendacity as well.^[3]"

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barry White, except where noted

Side one
No.	Titel	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Standing in the Shadows of Love"	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland	8:00
2.	"Bring Back My Yesterday"	Barry White, Bob Relf	6:40

Side two
No.	Titel	Length
3.	"I've Found Someone"	5:55
4.	"I've Got So Much to Give"	8:11
5.	"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"	7:20

2010 remastered bonus tracks
No.	Titel	Length
6.	"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" (Instrumental)	4:16
7.	"I've Got So Much to Give" (Instrumental)	5:17

Personnel

Barry White – lead vocals, arranger, design concept
Gene Page – arranger

Technical

Frank Kejmar – engineer
Ken Veeder – photography

"Special thanks: Joyce Hudson, Linda Allen, Laurie Sepe, Carol Hartsfield, Tony Sepe and Sterling Radcliffe. Very, very special: Love Unlimited. Spiritual advisor: Larry Nunes."

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for *I've Got So Much to Give*
Chart (1973)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[4]	39
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[5]	64
US Billboard 200^[6]	16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	1

Singles

Chart performance for singles from *I've Got So Much to Give*
Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[8]	US R&B ^[1]	UK ^[9]
1973	"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"	3	1	23
1973	"I've Got So Much to Give"	32	5	—

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for *I've Got So Much to Give*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Barry White - Chart history (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. I've Got So Much to Give > review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "CAN Charts > Barry White". RPM. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^ "Barry White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ "Barry White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ "Barry White - Chart history (The Hot 100) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ "Barry White | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ "American album certifications – Barry White – I've Got So Much to Give". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

I've Got So Much to Give at Discogs

[R&B-1] "Barry White - Chart history (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[AllMusic_Review-2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. I've Got So Much to Give > review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2012.

[CG-3] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[can-5] "CAN Charts > Barry White". RPM. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2012.

[ac_Billboard200_Barry_White-6] "Barry White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Barry_White-7] "Barry White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[8] "Barry White - Chart history (The Hot 100) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[9] "Barry White | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[United_StatesBarry_WhiteI've_Got_So_Much_to_GivealbumCertRef-10] "American album certifications – Barry White – I've Got So Much to Give". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
 {{Infobox album
 | name       = I've Got So Much to Give
-| type       = Studio
+| type       = studio
 | artist     = [[Barry White]]
 | cover      = barrysomuch.jpg
 | alt        =
 | released   = March 27, 1973
-| recorded   = 1972-1973
+| recorded   = November 1972 – January 1973
-| venue      =
 | studio     =
 | genre      = [[R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]]
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 | next_title = [[Stone Gon']]
 | next_year  = 1973
+| misc         = {{Singles
+ | name        = I've Got So Much to Give
+ | type        = studio
+ | single1     = [[I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby]]
+ | single1date = April 1973<ref name="R&B"/>
+ | single2     = [[I've Got So Much to Give]]
+ | single2date = July 1973<ref name="R&B"/>
+}}
 }}
-'''''I've Got So Much to Give''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American R&B singer [[Barry White]], released on March 27, 1973 on the [[20th Century Records|20th Century]] label.
+'''''I've Got So Much to Give''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American R&B singer [[Barry White]], released on March 27, 1973, on the [[20th Century Records|20th Century]] label.
 ==History==
-The album topped the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B albums chart]]. It also reached #16 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The album was a success, yielding two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "[[I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby]]", which peaked at #1, and the title track. Both were also successful on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at #3 and #32 respectively. "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" was also a hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]], peaking at #23. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with instrumental bonus tracks on May 4, 2010 by [[Hip-O Records|Hip-O Select]].
+The album topped the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B albums chart]]. It also reached number 16 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The album was a success, yielding two Billboard R&B top-ten singles, "[[I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby]]", which peaked at number 1, and the title track. Both were also successful on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at numbers 3 and 32 respectively. "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" was also a hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]], peaking at number 23. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with instrumental bonus tracks on May 4, 2010, by [[Hip-O Records|Hip-O Select]].
 ==Critical reception==
+{{Music ratings
+| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
-{{Album ratings
+| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic Review">{{AllMusic|class=album |id=r68331|tab=review|label=''I've Got So Much to Give'' > review|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|accessdate=May 15, 2012}}</ref>
-|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
-|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic Review">{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r68331 |tab=review |label=''I've Got So Much to Give'' > review |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref>
 | rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
-| rev2Score = B<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: W|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=W&bk=70|accessdate=March 22, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
+| rev2score = B<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: W|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=W&bk=70|access-date=March 22, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
 }}
-The album received moderate reviews. Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic wrote: "In a sense, his sound is fully formed—there’s no mistaking his velvet baritone or his lush, string-draped surrounding, particularly on the album’s closing “I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby,” a song so seductive it set the pace for the rest of his career".<ref name="AllMusic Review"/> However, the album was criticized for sounding like [[Isaac Hayes]]. ''[[Village Voice]]'' critic [[Robert Christgau]] wrote "White's hustle is to combine Isaac Hayes's power with Al Green's niceness, and he succeeds, in his way, but the synthesis has its drawbacks--tends to compound his humorlessness and mendacity as well.<ref name="CG"/>"
+The album received moderate reviews. Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic wrote: "In a sense, his sound is fully formed—there’s no mistaking his velvet baritone or his lush, string-draped surrounding, particularly on the album's closing "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby," a song so seductive it set the pace for the rest of his career".<ref name="AllMusic Review"/> However, the album was criticized for sounding like [[Isaac Hayes]]. ''[[Village Voice]]'' critic [[Robert Christgau]] wrote "White's hustle is to combine Isaac Hayes's power with [[Al Green]]'s niceness, and he succeeds, in his way, but the synthesis has its drawbacks--tends to compound his humorlessness and mendacity as well.<ref name="CG"/>"
 ==Track listing==
 {{Track listing
 | headline        = Side one
-| all_writing     = [[Barry White]], except where noted
+| all_writing     = Barry White, except where noted
 | title1          = [[Standing in the Shadows of Love]]
-| writer1           = [[Holland–Dozier–Holland|Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland]]
+| writer1         = [[Holland–Dozier–Holland|Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland]]
 | length1         = 8:00
 | title2          = Bring Back My Yesterday
-| writer2           = Barry White, Robert Relf
+| writer2         = Barry White, Bob Relf
 | length2         = 6:40
 }}
@@ Line 56: / Line 63: @@
 }}
 {{Track listing
-| collapsed       = yes
 | headline        = 2010 remastered bonus tracks
 | title6          = I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
@@ Line 65: / Line 71: @@
 | length7         = 5:17
 }}
+==Personnel==
+*Barry White – lead vocals, arranger, design concept
+*[[Gene Page]] – arranger
+'''Technical'''
+*Frank Kejmar – engineer
+*Ken Veeder – photography
+"Special thanks: Joyce Hudson, Linda Allen, Laurie Sepe, Carol Hartsfield, Tony Sepe and Sterling Radcliffe. Very, very special: Love Unlimited. Spiritual advisor: Larry Nunes."
 ==Charts==
 ===Weekly charts===
 {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+Chart performance for ''I've Got So Much to Give''
-|-
-!Chart (1973)
+!scope="col"|Chart (1973)
-!Peak<br>position
+!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
 |-
 !scope="row"|Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|type = doc|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W |year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
 |39
 |-
-!scope="row"|Canada Top Albums/CDs ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']])<ref name="can">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ocv31cubjsh5l1e3bukj3tl923&q1=Barry+White&q2=&interval=20|title=CAN Charts > Barry White|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|accessdate=2012-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020041328/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ocv31cubjsh5l1e3bukj3tl923&q1=Barry+White&q2=&interval=20|archive-date=2014-10-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+!scope="row"|Canada Top Albums/CDs ([[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']])<ref name="can">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ocv31cubjsh5l1e3bukj3tl923&q1=Barry+White&q2=&interval=20|title=CAN Charts > Barry White|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=2012-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020041328/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ocv31cubjsh5l1e3bukj3tl923&q1=Barry+White&q2=&interval=20|archive-date=2014-10-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 |64
 |-
@@ Line 82: / Line 97: @@
 |-
 {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Barry White|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 18, 2017}}
-|-
 |}
 ===Singles===
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
+|+Chart performance for singles from ''I've Got So Much to Give''
-|-
-! rowspan="2"| Year
+! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
-! rowspan="2"| Single
+! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single
-! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
+! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
 |- style="font-size:smaller;"
-! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280728/barry-white/chart|title=Barry White - Chart history (The Hot 100) {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-18}}</ref>
+! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/barry-white/chart-history/hsi/|title=Barry White - Chart history (The Hot 100) {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-18}}</ref>
-! width="40"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280728/barry-white/chart?f=367|title=Barry White - Chart history (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-18}}</ref>
+! width="40"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]<br><ref name="R&B">{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/barry-white/chart-history/bsi/|title=Barry White - Chart history (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-18}}</ref>
-! width="40"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28478/barry-white/|title=barry-white {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-18}}</ref>
+! width="40"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28478/barry-white/|title=Barry White {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-18}}</ref>
 |-
 | rowspan="2"|1973
@@ Line 105: / Line 119: @@
 | 32
 | 5
 | —
-|-
 |}
+==Certifications and sales==
+{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for ''I've Got So Much to Give''}}
+{{certification Table Entry|title=I've Got So Much to Give|type=album|artist=Barry White|relyear=1973|certyear=1973|region=United States|award=Gold}}
+{{certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
 ==See also==
 *[[List of number-one R&B albums of 1973 (U.S.)]]
-===Certifications and sales===
-{{certification Table Top}}
-{{certification Table Entry|title=I've fot so much to give|type=album|artist=Barry White|relyear=1973|certyear=1973|region=United States|award=Gold|}}
-{{certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
 ==References==
@@ Line 130: / Line 143: @@
 [[Category:Barry White albums]]
 [[Category:1973 debut albums]]
+[[Category:Albums arranged by Gene Page]]
 [[Category:20th Century Fox Records albums]]

v t e Barry White
Studio albums	I've Got So Much to Give (1973) Stone Gon' (1973) Can't Get Enough (1974) Just Another Way to Say I Love You (1975) Let the Music Play (1976) Is This Whatcha Wont? (1976) Barry White Sings for Someone You Love (1977) The Man (1978) The Message Is Love (1979) I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing (1979) Sheet Music (1980) Barry & Glodean (1981) Beware! (1981) Change (1982) Dedicated (1983) The Right Night & Barry White (1987) The Man Is Back! (1989) Put Me in Your Mix (1991) The Icon Is Love (1994) Staying Power (1999)
Compilations	Barry White's Greatest Hits (1975) The Collection (1988) All-Time Greatest Hits (1994) The Ultimate Collection (2000) White Gold: The Very Best of Barry White (2005)
Singles	"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" "You See the Trouble with Me" "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" "Just the Way You Are" "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" "Louie Louie" "Practice What You Preach" "The Longer We Make Love" (with Lisa Stansfield & Chaka Khan)
Featured singles	"The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" (with Quincy Jones, Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, & El DeBarge) "Slow Jams" (with Quincy Jones, Babyface, Tamia, & Portrait) "In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Tina Turner)
Related articles	Discography Love Unlimited The Love Unlimited Orchestra