I've Got So Much to Give (album) explained

I've Got So Much to Give
Type:	studio
Artist:	Barry White
Cover:	barrysomuch.jpg
Released:	March 27, 1973
Recorded:	November 1972 – January 1973
Genre:	R&B, soul
Length:	36:03
Label:	20th Century
Producer:	Barry White
Next Title:	Stone Gon'
Next Year:	1973

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

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". 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."

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 (1973)!scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[1]	39
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[2]	64

Singles

Year! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Single	Peak chart positions
US ^[3]	US R&B ^[4]	UK ^[5]
1973	"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"	3	1	23
	"I've Got So Much to Give"	32	5	—

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1973 (U.S.)

External links

• I've Got So Much to Give at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. doc. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W . 1993. 0-646-11917-6.
2. CAN Charts > Barry White. RPM. 2012-05-13. 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. 2014-10-20. dead.
3. Web site: Barry White - Chart history (The Hot 100) Billboard. www.billboard.com. en. 2017-07-18.
4. Web site: Barry White - Chart history (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) Billboard. www.billboard.com. en. 2017-07-18.
5. Web site: Barry White full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. www.officialcharts.com. en. 2017-07-18.