I've Got So Much to Give
"I've Got So Much to Give" | ||||
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Single by Barry White | ||||
from the album I've Got So Much to Give | ||||
A-side | "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" (Greece/Germany/US reissue) "Bring Back My Yesterday" (Netherlands) | |||
B-side | "I've Got So Much to Give" (Instrumental) (US/Canada) | |||
Released | July 1973[1] | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 5:15 (single version) 8:16 (album version) | |||
Label | 20th Century | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry White | |||
Barry White singles chronology | ||||
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"I've Got So Much to Give" is an R&B contemporary romantic ballad composed and recorded by popular soul artist Barry White and released in 1973.[2] It was originally conceived by White as a single but then featured on the album of the same name (released in 1973), that peaked at number one on the Hot R&B Albums Chart.[3]
Composition
Barry White composed and arranged both the instrumentals and the vocals.[4][5] The song begins with a brief instrumental solo performed by The Love Unlimited Orchestra, the instrumentals are repeated while White speaks romantic words to his apparent love interest, this style is also used in his version of "Just the Way You Are".
Influence and reception
The romantic lyrics used in the song helped craft White's sexual persona, and his orchestral combination of instruments in an R&B song.[6] The song is often used in romantic novels and films.[7] In a play written by Mark Frank (included in the book A Collection of Plays Written by Mark Frank), one of the main protagonist transforms himself into Barry White and performs the song.[7]
Credits
- Arrangements by Gene Page and Barry White
- Composition and vocals by Barry White
- Instrumentals and background vocals performed by The Love Unlimited Orchestra
Chart performance
The song peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and charted for 11 weeks.[8] It also reached number five on the US Billboard R&B chart[1] and number 46 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Barry White Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ "Barry White - I've Got So Much to Give (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "AOL Radio Stations | Free Internet Radio | AOL Radio". Music.aol.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ Marissa Monteilh (December 28, 2004). May December Souls. p. 16. ISBN 9780060502805. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ Dave Thompson (2001). Funk. p. 199. ISBN 9780879306298. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. I've Got So Much to Give > review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ a b Mark Frank (July 2005). A Collection of Plays by Mark Frank. p. 169. ISBN 9780595358458. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ "Barry White - AC chart history". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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- I've Got So Much to Give (1973)
- Stone Gon' (1973)
- Can't Get Enough (1974)
- Just Another Way to Say I Love You (1975)
- Let the Music Play (1976)
- Is This Whatcha Wont? (1976)
- Barry White Sings for Someone You Love (1977)
- The Man (1978)
- The Message Is Love (1979)
- I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing (1979)
- Sheet Music (1980)
- Barry & Glodean (1981)
- Beware! (1981)
- Change (1982)
- Dedicated (1983)
- The Right Night & Barry White (1987)
- The Man Is Back! (1989)
- Put Me in Your Mix (1991)
- The Icon Is Love (1994)
- Staying Power (1999)
- Barry White's Greatest Hits (1975)
- The Collection (1988)
- All-Time Greatest Hits (1994)
- The Ultimate Collection (2000)
- White Gold: The Very Best of Barry White (2005)
- "In the Ghetto"
- "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"
- "I've Got So Much to Give"
- "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up"
- "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
- "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
- "What Am I Gonna Do with You"
- "You See the Trouble with Me"
- "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me"
- "Just the Way You Are"
- "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing"
- "Louie Louie"
- "Practice What You Preach"
- "The Longer We Make Love" (with Lisa Stansfield & Chaka Khan)
- "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" (with Quincy Jones, Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, & El DeBarge)
- "Slow Jams" (with Quincy Jones, Babyface, Tamia, & Portrait)
- "In Your Wildest Dreams" (with Tina Turner)