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Barry White (September 12, 1944 – July 4,
2003) was an United States|American record
producer and singer responsible for the creation
of numerous hit soul music|soul and disco songs.
He conducted the Love Unlimited Orchestra, which
consisted of live musicians, including string and
percussion players. Records featuring White's deep
voice and suave delivery were often used by
couples wishing to create a romantic ambience. He
was often affectionately referred to as the
"Maestro".

Though he was born in Galveston, Texas|Galveston,
Texas, he grew up in the high-crime areas of South
Central Los Angeles|South Central Los Angeles,
California|Los Angeles, California, where he
joined a gang at the age of 10, and subsequently,
at 17, was jailed for four months for theft of
$30,000 worth of Cadillac (automobile)|Cadillac
tires.

After being jailed, 17-year-old White left gang
life and began a musical career at the dawn of the
1960s in singing groups before going out on his
own in the middle of the decade. What marginal
success he had during the 1960s would be as a
songwriter; his songs were recorded by rock singer
Bobby Fuller and
TV bubblegum act The Banana Splits.  In 1969, he
found his break backing up three talented female
singers into a girl group called Love Unlimited. 

Formed to be another version of the legendary
Motown girl group The Supremes, the group would
mold their talents with White for the next two
years until the group and White were signed to
contracts to 20th Century Fox Records. White
produced, wrote and arranged the classic soul
ballad, "Walking in the Rain (With The One I
Love)". The song hit the Top 20 of the pop charts.


The group would score more hits throughout the
'70s and White eventually married the lead singer
of the group - Glodean James. While working on a
few demos for a male singer to sing, the record
label suggested White step out in front of the mic
and not so much in the background. White
reluctantly agreed and the rest, as they say, is
music history.

His hits included "I'm Gonna Love You Just a
Little More Baby" (1973), "Never, Never Gonna Give
You Up" (1973), "Can't Get Enough of Your Love,
Babe" (1974), "You're the First, the Last, My
Everything" (1974), "What Am I Gonna Do With You"
(1975), "Let the Music Play" (1976), "Your
Sweetness is My Weakness" (1978), "Change" (1982),
"Sho' You Right" (1987), and "Practice What You
Preach" (1994), among others.

He had been ill with chronically high blood
pressure for some time, which resulted in renal
failure in the autumn of 2002. He suffered a
stroke in May 2003, after which he was forced to
retire from public life. He died in Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center in the West Hollywood area of Los
Angeles at the age of only 58. His death was
reported as being from renal failure.

Late in his life, White wished to be remembered as
a good person who happened to be able to sing.

White's autobiography, Barry White: Love
Unlimited, was written with Marc Eliot and
published by Broadway Books in 1999.

Barry White's music was frequently showcased on
the late-1990s television show Ally McBeal; the
show often used esoteric references to what was
going on inside character's heads. In this case,
John Cage (played by Peter MacNicol) would hear
Barry White sing whenever he was Sexual
arousal|sexually aroused. The use of his music on
the show served to revitalize his career, and
White eventually made a guest appearance in the
show.

White was the model for the character of Chef
(South Park character)|Chef in the cartoon series
South Park. He was offered the role
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/whitebarry.sht
ml, but declined: as a devout Christian, White was
uncomfortable with South Park's often irreverent
humor.

Barry has also made a few appearances on The
Simpsons.

He was affectionately parody|parodied by the
United Kingdom|British comedian Lenny Henry's
character "Theophilus P. Wildebeest" (pronounced
"wilder beast"), a crooner who "lurved" the ladies
but tended to suffer from embarrassing "flat
batteries". Another British parody was the
character "Fat Harry White" whose innuendo-laden
anecdotes used to be a regular feature of Mark
Radcliffe's radio show on BBC Radio 1.

== Discography ==
===Albums===
Love Unlimited & Love Unlimited Orchestra:

*1972: From a Girl's Point of View We Give to You 
*1973: Under the Influence Of 
*1974: Rhapsody in White 
*1974: Together Brothers 
*1974: In Heat 
*1974: White Gold 
*1975: Music Maestro Please 
*1976: My Sweet Summer Suite 
*1977: He's All I've Got 
*1978: My Musical Bouquet 
*1979: Super Movie Themes, just a little bit
different 
*1979: Love Is Back 
*1981: Let 'Em Dance! 
*1981: Welcome Aboard 
*1983: Rise 

Barry White:

*1973: I've Got So Much to Give 
*1973: Stone Gon' 
*1974: Can't Get Enough 
*1975: Just Another Way to Say I Love You 
*1976: Let the Music Play 
*1976: Is This Whatcha Want? 
*1977: Barry White Sings for Someone You Love 
*1978: The Man 
*1979: The Message Is Love 
*1979: I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing 
*1980: Sheet Music (album)|Sheet Music 
*1981: Barry & Glodean 
*1981: Beware! 
*1982: Change (album)|Change 
*1983: Dedica Ted 
*1987: The Right Night & Barry White 
*1989: The Man Is Back! 
*1991: Put Me In Your Mix 
*1992: Just For You (20-Jahre-Edition mit 3 CD?s) 
*1994: The Icon Is Love 
*1999: The Ultimate Collection
*1999: Staying Power

===Singles and US chart placings===
Pop chart peaks: Billboard 100; Dance chart peaks:
Hot Dance Music/Club Play.

Love Unlimited:
*1972 "Walkin' In the Rain With the One I Love
(#14 US)
*1973 "It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart
It's Spring) (#83 US)
*1974 "Under the Influence Of Love" (#76 US)
*1975 "I Belong To You (#27 US)

Love Unlimited Orchestra:
*1974 "Love's Theme" (#1 US)
*1974 "Rhapsody In White" (#63 US)
*1975 "Satin Soul" (#22 US, #11 Dance)
*1976 "My Sweet Summer Suite" (#48 US) /
"Brazillian Love Song" (#1 Dance - charted as
double-sided hit on dance chart)
*1977 "Theme From King Kong" (#68 US, #7 Dance)
*1981 "Welcome Aboard" (#59 Dance)

Barry White:
*1973 "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"
(#3 US)
*1973 "I've Got So Much Love To Give" (#32 US)
*1974 "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (#7 US)
*1974 "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" (#44 US)
*1974 "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe" (#1 US)
*1975 "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
(#2 US, #2 Dance)
*1975 "What Am I Gonna Do With You" (#8 US)
*1975 "I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To"
(#40 US)
*1976 "Let the Music Play" (#32 US)
*1976 "Baby, We Better Try To Get It Together"
(#92 US)
*1977 "I'm Qualified To Satisfy You" (#30 Dance)
*1977 "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me"
(#4 US, #5 Dance)
*1978 "Oh What a Night For Dancing" (#24 US)
*1978 "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" (#60 US, #16
Dance)
*1990 "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)"
(Quincy Jones with Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El
DeBarge and Barry White) (#31 US)
*1994 "Practice What You Preach" (#18 US)
*1995 "Come On" (#87 US)
*1996 "Slow Jams" (Quincy Jones featuring
Babyface, Tamia, Portrait (group) | Portrait and
Barry White) (#68 US)

==See also==
*Best selling music artists — World's
top-selling music artists chart.
*List of number-one hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the Hot
100 (US)
*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US
Dance chart

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Barry White (September 12, 1944 – July 4,
2003) was an United States|American record
producer and singer responsible for the creation
of numerous hit soul music|soul and disco songs.
He conducted the Love Unlimited Orchestra, which
consisted of live musicians, including string and
percussion players. Records featuring White's deep
voice and suave delivery were often used by
couples wishing to create a romantic ambience. He
was often affectionately referred to as the
"Maestro".

Though he was born in Galveston, Texas|Galveston,
Texas, he grew up in the high-crime areas of South
Central Los Angeles|South Central Los Angeles,
California|Los Angeles, California, where he
joined a gang at the age of 10, and subsequently,
at 17, was jailed for four months for theft of
$30,000 worth of Cadillac (automobile)|Cadillac
tires.

After being jailed, 17-year-old White left gang
life and began a musical career at the dawn of the
1960s in singing groups before going out on his
own in the middle of the decade. What marginal
success he had during the 1960s would be as a
songwriter; his songs were recorded by rock singer
Bobby Fuller and
TV bubblegum act The Banana Splits.  In 1969, he
found his break backing up three talented female
singers into a girl group called Love Unlimited. 

Formed to be another version of the legendary
Motown girl group The Supremes, the group would
mold their talents with White for the next two
years until the group and White were signed to
contracts to 20th Century Fox Records. White
produced, wrote and arranged the classic soul
ballad, "Walking in the Rain (With The One I
Love)". The song hit the Top 20 of the pop charts.


The group would score more hits throughout the
'70s and White eventually married the lead singer
of the group - Glodean James. While working on a
few demos for a male singer to sing, the record
label suggested White step out in front of the mic
and not so much in the background. White
reluctantly agreed and the rest, as they say, is
music history.

His hits included "I'm Gonna Love You Just a
Little More Baby" (1973), "Never, Never Gonna Give
You Up" (1973), "Can't Get Enough of Your Love,
Babe" (1974), "You're the First, the Last, My
Everything" (1974), "What Am I Gonna Do With You"
(1975), "Let the Music Play" (1976), "Your
Sweetness is My Weakness" (1978), "Change" (1982),
"Sho' You Right" (1987), and "Practice What You
Preach" (1994), among others.

He had been ill with chronically high blood
pressure for some time, which resulted in renal
failure in the autumn of 2002. He suffered a
stroke in May 2003, after which he was forced to
retire from public life. He died in Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center in the West Hollywood area of Los
Angeles at the age of only 58. His death was
reported as being from renal failure.

Late in his life, White wished to be remembered as
a good person who happened to be able to sing.

White's autobiography, Barry White: Love
Unlimited, was written with Marc Eliot and
published by Broadway Books in 1999.

Barry White's music was frequently showcased on
the late-1990s television show Ally McBeal; the
show often used esoteric references to what was
going on inside character's heads. In this case,
John Cage (played by Peter MacNicol) would hear
Barry White sing whenever he was Sexual
arousal|sexually aroused. The use of his music on
the show served to revitalize his career, and
White eventually made a guest appearance in the
show.

White was the model for the character of Chef
(South Park character)|Chef in the cartoon series
South Park. He was offered the role
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/whitebarry.sht
ml, but declined: as a devout Christian, White was
uncomfortable with South Park's often irreverent
humor.

Barry has also made a few appearances on The
Simpsons.

He was affectionately parody|parodied by the
United Kingdom|British comedian Lenny Henry's
character "Theophilus P. Wildebeest" (pronounced
"wilder beast"), a crooner who "lurved" the ladies
but tended to suffer from embarrassing "flat
batteries". Another British parody was the
character "Fat Harry White" whose innuendo-laden
anecdotes used to be a regular feature of Mark
Radcliffe's radio show on BBC Radio 1.

== Discography ==
===Albums===
Love Unlimited & Love Unlimited Orchestra:

*1972: From a Girl's Point of View We Give to You 
*1973: Under the Influence Of 
*1974: Rhapsody in White 
*1974: Together Brothers 
*1974: In Heat 
*1974: White Gold 
*1975: Music Maestro Please 
*1976: My Sweet Summer Suite 
*1977: He's All I've Got 
*1978: My Musical Bouquet 
*1979: Super Movie Themes, just a little bit
different 
*1979: Love Is Back 
*1981: Let 'Em Dance! 
*1981: Welcome Aboard 
*1983: Rise 

Barry White:

*1973: I've Got So Much to Give 
*1973: Stone Gon' 
*1974: Can't Get Enough 
*1975: Just Another Way to Say I Love You 
*1976: Let the Music Play 
*1976: Is This Whatcha Want? 
*1977: Barry White Sings for Someone You Love 
*1978: The Man 
*1979: The Message Is Love 
*1979: I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing 
*1980: Sheet Music (album)|Sheet Music 
*1981: Barry & Glodean 
*1981: Beware! 
*1982: Change (album)|Change 
*1983: Dedica Ted 
*1987: The Right Night & Barry White 
*1989: The Man Is Back! 
*1991: Put Me In Your Mix 
*1992: Just For You (20-Jahre-Edition mit 3 CD?s) 
*1994: The Icon Is Love 
*1999: The Ultimate Collection
*1999: Staying Power

===Singles and US chart placings===
Pop chart peaks: Billboard 100; Dance chart peaks:
Hot Dance Music/Club Play.

Love Unlimited:
*1972 "Walkin' In the Rain With the One I Love
(#14 US)
*1973 "It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart
It's Spring) (#83 US)
*1974 "Under the Influence Of Love" (#76 US)
*1975 "I Belong To You (#27 US)

Love Unlimited Orchestra:
*1974 "Love's Theme" (#1 US)
*1974 "Rhapsody In White" (#63 US)
*1975 "Satin Soul" (#22 US, #11 Dance)
*1976 "My Sweet Summer Suite" (#48 US) /
"Brazillian Love Song" (#1 Dance - charted as
double-sided hit on dance chart)
*1977 "Theme From King Kong" (#68 US, #7 Dance)
*1981 "Welcome Aboard" (#59 Dance)

Barry White:
*1973 "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"
(#3 US)
*1973 "I've Got So Much Love To Give" (#32 US)
*1974 "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (#7 US)
*1974 "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" (#44 US)
*1974 "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe" (#1 US)
*1975 "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
(#2 US, #2 Dance)
*1975 "What Am I Gonna Do With You" (#8 US)
*1975 "I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To"
(#40 US)
*1976 "Let the Music Play" (#32 US)
*1976 "Baby, We Better Try To Get It Together"
(#92 US)
*1977 "I'm Qualified To Satisfy You" (#30 Dance)
*1977 "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me"
(#4 US, #5 Dance)
*1978 "Oh What a Night For Dancing" (#24 US)
*1978 "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" (#60 US, #16
Dance)
*1990 "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)"
(Quincy Jones with Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El
DeBarge and Barry White) (#31 US)
*1994 "Practice What You Preach" (#18 US)
*1995 "Come On" (#87 US)
*1996 "Slow Jams" (Quincy Jones featuring
Babyface, Tamia, Portrait (group) | Portrait and
Barry White) (#68 US)

==See also==
*Best selling music artists — World's
top-selling music artists chart.
*List of number-one hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the Hot
100 (US)
*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US
Dance chart