The Right Night & Barry White
Studio album by
Barry White
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1987
Recorded1986–1987
GenreR&B, soul
Length69:11
LabelA&M/PolyGram Records
215 154
ProducerBarry White
Barry White chronology
Dedicated
(1983)		 The Right Night & Barry White
(1987)		 The Collection
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
High Fidelity(favourable)[2]
Smash Hits8.75/10[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

Canada LP

  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 CertificationCertified 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 (7–20 October 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 6 August 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2023 – via World Radio History.
  4. 1 2 "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 | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. 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). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
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