I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing

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1979 studio album by Barry White

I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing is the self-produced ninth album by American R&B singer Barry White, released in August 1979[1] on the 20th Century-Fox Records label.

Overview

I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing fulfilled White`s 20th Century-Fox Records contract. White was increasingly dissatisfied with that label`s management when Russ Regan left the label to form Millennium Records and felt that he was being ignored in terms of promotion at the time.[5] He then left the company and signed a custom label contract with CBS Records to release future material under his own Unlimited Gold imprint. White`s first album on his new label, The Message Is Love, had been released earlier in the year.[6] With attention and interest focused on his well-publicized CBS deal, I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing passed by largely unnoticed.[3] It was the least successful album of his 20th Century career, only reaching number 40 on the R&B chart,[7] which six of his eight previous albums had topped. None of the single releases made any impact either.

Track listing

1. "I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing" (Barry White, Paul Politi, Frank Wilson) – 2:50
2. "Girl, What`s Your Name" (White, Danny Pearson, Wilson) – 4:08
3. "Once Upon a Time (You Were a Friend of Mine)" (Rahn Coleman) – 6:01
4. "Oh Me, Oh My (I`m Such a Lucky Guy)" (White, Wilson, Politi, Raymond Cooksey) – 5:04
5. "I Can`t Leave You Alone" (White, Tony Sepe, Wilson) – 3:25
6. "Call Me Baby" (Coleman) – 8:04
7. "How Did You Know It Was Me?" (Coleman) – 6:47

Personnel

• Barry White – lead vocals, arranger
• John Roberts, Ronald Coleman – orchestration

Technical

• Frank Kejmar, Paul Elmore – engineer
• Glen Christensen – art direction, design

Charts

Album

Chart performance for I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing

Singles

Chart performance for singles from I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing