The Man (Barry White album)

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The Man
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Studio album by
Barry White
ReleasedOctober 28, 1978
RecordedJune - August 1978
GenreSoul, funk, disco
Length46:19
Label20th Century-Fox Records
ProducerBarry White
Barry White chronology
Barry White Sings for Someone You Love
(1977) 		The Man
(1978) 		I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing
(1979)
Singles from The Man
  1. "Oh What A Night For Dancing"
    Released: August 15, 1978
  2. "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness"
    Released: October 13, 1978
  3. "Just the Way You Are"
    Released: December 15, 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

The Man is the self-produced eighth album by soul singer Barry White, released in 1978 on the revived 20th Century-Fox Records label, which saw its name reverted from 20th Century.

History[]

The album became White's sixth R&B chart topper and peaked at #36 on the pop chart. Lead single "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" reached #2 on the R&B chart and #60 on the Billboard Hot 100, while White's cover of Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" reached #45 on the R&B chart and peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. A third single, "Sha La La Means I Love You", peaked at #55 on the UK Singles Chart. A cover version of "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" (with the shortened title "It's Only Love") would be a hit for British band Simply Red in 1989. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on September 24, 1996 by Mercury Records.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Look at Her", Raymond Cooksey, Tommy Payton7:40
2."Your Sweetness Is My Weakness"Barry White8:04
3."Sha La La Means I Love You"Barry White8:00
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."September When I First Met You"Barry White, Frank Wilson, Paul Politi, Ervin Brown6:57
2."It's Only Love Doing Its Thing"Jimmie Cameron, Vella Cameron4:04
3."Just the Way You Are"Billy Joel7:09
4."Early Years"Ronald Coleman6:50

Charts[]

Chart (1978) Peak
[3][4]
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 97
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 36
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
UK Albums Chart 46
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[3] 		US
R&B
[3] 		US
Dan
[3] 		UK
[4]
1978 "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" 60 2 16 —
"Just the Way You Are" 102 45 — 12
1979 "Sha La La Means I Love You" — — — 55

See also[]

External links[]

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ Elias, Jason. The Man > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "US Charts > Barry White". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "UK Charts > Barry White". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 336. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Barry White – The Man". Recording Industry Association of America.
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