The Right Night & Barry White

The Right Night & Barry White
Studio album by Barry White
Released	September 24, 1987
Recorded	1986–1987
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	69:11
Label	A&M/PolyGram 215 154
Producer	Barry White
Barry White chronology
Dedicated (1983) The Right Night & Barry White (1987) The Collection (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
High Fidelity	(favourable) [2]
Smash Hits	8.75/10 [3]

The Right Night & Barry White is the self-produced sixteenth album by American R&B singer Barry White, which was released in 1987 on A&M Records. The album peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.

Track listings

1. "Good Dancin' Music" (Barry White, Jack Perry) – 7:05
2. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) – 5:51
3. "Sho' You Right" (White, Perry) – 7:43
4. "For Your Love (I'll Do Most Anything)" (White, Bryan Loren) – 6:23
5. "There's a Place (Where Love Never Ends)" (White, Frieda Brock, Doug Lambert) – 7:25
6. "Love Is in Your Eyes" (White, Perry, Don Williams) – 7:22
7. "I'm Ready for Love" (White, Lambert, Edward R. Martinez) – 5:09
8. "Share" (White, Charles Fearing) – 7:05
9. "Who's the Fool" (White, Perry, Eugene Booker) – 6:36
10. "The Right Night" (White) – 6:32

LP & cassette

1. "Sho' You Right" (White, Perry) – 7:43
2. "For Your Love (I'll Do Most Anything)" (White, Bryan Loren) – 4:24
3. "There's a Place (Where Love Never Ends)" (White, Frieda Brock, Doug Lambert) – 5:32
4. "Love Is in Your Eyes" (White, Perry, Don Williams) – 5:55
5. "Theme" - 0:33
6. "The Right Night" (White) – 5:50
7. "I'm Ready for Love" (White, Lambert, Edward R. Martinez) – 5:11
8. "Theme" - 0:32
9. "Share" (White, Charles Fearing) – 7:05
10. "Who's the Fool" (White, Perry, Eugene Booker) – 6:36

Singles

• "Sho' You Right" (US R&B No. 17, UK No. 14) ^[4]
• "For Your Love (I'll Do Most Anything)" (US R&B No. 27, UK No. 94) ^[4]

Personnel

• Barry White – lead vocals, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion
• Eugene Booker, Doug Lambert, Bryan Loren, Jack Perry – keyboards
• Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson – guitars, backing vocals
• Nathan East – bass
• Al Chalk – percussion
• Thomas Alvarado – tenor saxophone
• James Bailey, Kenny Harris, Stephanie Haynes, Brenda Holloway, Cheryl James, Diane Taylor, Sharon-Lyn Rochelle, Kathy Thompson, Glodean White – backing vocals
• Strings arranged by Gene Page

Charts

Chart performance for The Right Night & Barry White

Chart (1987)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [5]	45
UK Albums (OCC) [6]	74
US Billboard 200 [7]	159
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [8]	28

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [9]	2× Gold	200,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Barry White: The Right Night & Barry White". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
2. Nelson, Havelock (March 1988). "Barry White: The Right Night & Barry White" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 38. High Fidelity. p. 70.
3. Shaw, William (October 7–20, 1987). "Albums: Barry White — The Right Night & Barry White (A&M Records)" (PDF). Smash Hits . Vol. 9, no. 19. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 60. ISSN   0260-3004. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2023– via World Radio History.
4. "Barry White | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
5. "Charts.nz – Barry White – The Right Night & Barry White". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
6. "Barry White Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
7. "Barry White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved 29 August 2022.
8. "Barry White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved 29 August 2022.
9. "French album certifications – Barry White – The Right Night" (in French). SNEP.