| Let the Music Play | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Barry White |
| Cover: | Let the music play.jpg |
| Released: | January 2, 1976 |
| Genre: | R&B, disco, soul |
| Length: | 31:21 |
| Label: | 20th Century |
| Producer: | Barry White |
| Prev Title: | Barry White's Greatest Hits |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Is This Whatcha Wont? |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
Let the Music Play is the self-produced fifth album by American R&B singer Barry White, recorded in 1975 and released in January 1976 on the 20th Century label.
The album reached #8 on the R&B albums chart and peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200. It also reached #22 on the UK Albums Chart. The album yielded the Billboard R&B Top Ten single, "Let the Music Play", which was actually an outtake from his previous album Just Another Way to Say I Love You and peaked at #4. It also reached #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the UK Singles Chart. Another single, "You See the Trouble with Me", reached #14 on the R&B chart and #2 on the UK Singles Chart. A third single, "Baby, We Better Try to Get It Together", reached #29 on the R&B Chart, #92 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #15 on the UK Singles Chart. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks on February 14, 2012 by Hip-O Select.
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[1] | 75 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] | 40 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] | US R&B [5] | US Dan [6] | UK [7] | ||
| 1975 | "Let the Music Play" | 32 | 4 | 15 | 9 |
| 1976 | "You See the Trouble with Me" | - | 14 | 2 | |
| "Baby, We Better Try to Get It Together" | 92 | 29 | - | 15 | |