The Ultimate Collection (Barry White album) explained

The Ultimate Collection
Type:compilation
Artist:Barry White
Cover:Ultimate Barry.jpg
Released:April 25, 2000 (original release)
March 11, 2008 (rerelease)
Recorded:1973–1999
Genre:R&B, Soul
Label:UTV/Universal Records
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Hip-O/Universal Records
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Producer:Barry White
Gerald LeVert
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Jack Perry
Tony Nicholas

The Ultimate Collection, aka Gold and, later, Icon 2, is a retrospective 2-disc set of Barry White's career that was released in 2000. In 2008, it was substantially re-released as part of Universal Music's Gold series with the addition of the song "Baby, We Better Try To Get It Together" and the removal of the song "Love Makin' Music".

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" (4:10)
  2. "I've Got So Much to Give" (5:15)
  3. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (4:01)
  4. "Honey, Please, Can't Ya See" (3:15)
  5. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" (3:48)
  6. "Baby Blues" - Love Unlimited Orchestra (5:36)
  7. "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" (4:33)
  8. "What Am I Gonna Do with You" (3:40)
  9. "I'll Do for You Anything You Want Me To" (4:08)
  10. "Let the Music Play" (4:15)
  11. "You See the Trouble with Me" (3:22)
  12. "My Sweet Summer Suite" - Love Unlimited Orchestra (4:59)
  13. "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" (4:42)
  14. "I'm Qualified to Satisfy You" (3:05)
  15. "Midnight and You" - Love Unlimited Orchestra (5:10)

Disc 2

  1. "Loves Theme" - Love Unlimited Orchestra (4:07)
  2. "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" (3:24)
  3. "Oh, What a Night for Dancing" (3:56)
  4. "Playing Your Game, Baby" (3:38)
  5. "Your Sweetness is My Weakness" (4:41)
  6. "Just the Way You Are" (4:10)
  7. "Love Serenade, Pts. 1 & 2" (7:48)
  8. "Satin Soul" - Love Unlimited Orchestra (4:15)
  9. "It Ain't Love Babe (Until You Give It)" (4:19)
  10. "Love Makin' Music" (4:57)
  11. "Sho' You Right" (3:57)
  12. "Put Me in Your Mix" (4:42)
  13. "Practice What You Preach" (3:55)
  14. "Come On" (3:48)
  15. "Staying Power" (3:59)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2008)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[1] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 23
French Compilations (SNEP)[6] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 64

Notes and References

  1. ARIA Urban Albums Chart – Week Commencing 27th June 2005 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222429/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050720-0000/issue800.pdf. dead. 2008-02-22. The ARIA Report. 800. June 27, 2003. April 15, 2023. National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Year list Album (incl. Collections), 1999. Sverigetopplistan. sv. January 1, 2021.
  3. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2000. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 22, 2019.
  4. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2000. Ultratop. Dutch. May 10, 2017.
  5. Web site: Rapports annueles 2000. Ultratop. French. May 10, 2017.
  6. Web site: Classement des 25 Compilations. SNEP. July 22, 2020. fr. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110240/http://www.ifop.com/europe/sondages/discannu/compil00.stm. October 16, 2007.
  7. Web site: Year list Album (incl. Collections), 2000. Sverigetopplistan. Swedish. December 20, 2020.