Can't Get Enough | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 6, 1974 | |||
Studio | Sound City (Van Nuys) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 31:23 | |||
Label | 20th Century | |||
Producer | Barry White | |||
Barry White chronology | ||||
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Singles from Can't Get Enough | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B− [2] |
Can't Get Enough is the third studio album by American R&B/disco singer Barry White, released on August 6, 1974 by the 20th Century label.
The album topped the R&B albums chart, his third album to do so. It also topped the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. [3] The album included two Billboard R&B number-one singles, "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You're the First, the Last, My Everything". Both were also successful on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers 1 and 2 respectively. Both singles were also hits on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at numbers 8 and 1 respectively. [3] The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on March 19, 1996 by Island/Mercury Records.
Village Voice critic Robert Christgau mockingly wrote: "Inspirational Clichés: 'doin' our own thing,' 'different strokes for different folks,' 'rather fight than switch.' Inspirational Emphases: 'very important,' 'very very very very true,' 'truly truly.' Inspirational Epithet: 'hope-to-die woman.' Inspirational Drum Sound: 'thwop.'" [2]
In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 281 the magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, [4] and at 283 in a 2012 revised list. [5]
All tracks are written by Barry White, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mellow Mood (Pt. I)" | Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor | 1:53 |
2. | "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" | Barry White, Tony Sepe, Peter Sterling Radcliffe | 4:37 |
3. | "I Can't Believe You Love Me" | 10:23 | |
Total length: | 16:53 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" | 4:31 | |
2. | "Oh Love, Well We Finally Made It" | 3:54 | |
3. | "I Love You More Than Anything (In This World Girl)" | 5:02 | |
4. | "Mellow Mood (Pt. II)" | Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor | 1:23 |
Total length: | 14:50 |
Technical
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [6] | 28 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] | 4 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) [8] | 2 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [9] | 9 |
UK Albums (OCC) [10] | 4 |
US Billboard 200 [11] | 1 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] | 1 |
Chart (1975) | Position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] | 10 |
UK Albums (OCC) [14] | 42 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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US [15] | US R&B [16] | US Dan [17] | UK [3] | ||
1974 | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" | 1 | 1 | — | 8 |
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [18] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [19] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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