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Under The Influence of Love: Two Barry White-Associated Groups Get New Compilations

June 11, 2018 By Joe Marchese 5 Comments

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This Friday, Mercury and UMe will unveil the second round of collections this year celebrating the late Barry White.  The series kicked off earlier this year with The Complete 20th Century Singles (1973-1979) on CD, The 20th Century Singles (1973-1979) on vinyl, and Love's Theme: The Best of the 20th Century Singles on CD.  Now, the labels are looking to Love Unlimited - the vocal trio and the orchestra - for another pair of releases.

Love Unlimited, the vocal group, was formed in 1969 by White's future wife Glodean James, her sister Linda James, and their cousin Diane Taylor.  Three years later, in 1972, the trio scored a top 20 Pop hit with "Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love," written and produced by White (who also made an appearance on the track).  The UNI, MCA, and 20th Century Singles 1972-1975 includes 19 tracks from Love Unlimited beginning with that seminal single release.  All told, when not serving as White's backup group, they recorded five albums between 1972 and 1979.  Three of those LPs are represented via the A- and B-sides compiled on this set.  (The final two albums were released on the Unlimited Gold label, first distributed by 20th Century and then by CBS/Columbia.)  The collection will be available on either one CD or two vinyl LPs.

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It's joined by an anthology from The Love Unlimited Orchestra.  White "borrowed" the name for his plush orchestral productions often arranged and conducted in tandem with the great Gene Page.  The Orchestra released ten albums between 1974 and 1983 on 20th Century and later Unlimited Gold including one soundtrack with joint credit shared with White and Love Unlimited (the trio).  The 20th Century Records Singles 1973-1979 collects all fourteen of Love Unlimited Orchestra's U.S. 7-inch singles (A- and B-sides) released on 20th Century between 1973-1979, beginning of course with "Love's Theme," as well as the 12-inch single disco versions of another seven tracks, on two CDs.  The same collection will also be available on a vinyl 3-LP set.

Look for these two collections on CD and vinyl this Friday from Mercury and UMe!  You'll find pre-order links below!

Love Unlimited, The UNI, MCA and 20th Century Records Singles 1972-1975 (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

  1. Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love
  2. I Should Have Known
  3. Is It Really True Boy
  4. Another Chance
  5. Are You Sure
  6. Fragile - Handle With Care
  7. I'll Be Yours Forever More
  8. Oh Love, Well We Finally Made It
  9. Yes, We Finally Made It (Instrumental)
  10. It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring)
  11. It's Winter Again (Instrumental)
  12. Under The Influence Of Love
  13. Under The Influence Of Love (Instrumental)
  14. People Of Tomorrow Are The Children Of Today
  15. So Nice To Hear
  16. I Belong To You
  17. And Only You
  18. Share a Little Love In Your Heart
  19. I Love You So, Never Gonna Let You Go

Tracks 1-2 from UNI Records single 55319, 1972
Tracks 3-4 from UNI Records single 55342, 1972
Track 5 from UNI Records single 55349, 1972
Tracks 6-7 from MCA Records single 40009, 1973
Tracks 8-9 from 20th Century Records single TC-2025, 1973
Tracks 10-11 from 20th Century Records single TC-2062, 1973
Tracks 12-13 from 20th Century Records single TC-2082, 1974
Tracks 14-15 from 20th Century Records single TC-2114, 1974
Tracks 16-17 from 20th Century Records single TC-2141, 1974
Tracks 18-19 from 20th Century Records single TC-2183, 1974

The Love Unlimited Orchestra, The 20th Century Singles 1973-1979 (Mercury/UMe, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Disc 1

  1. Love's Theme
  2. Sweet Moments
  3. Rhapsody In White
  4. Barry's Theme
  5. Theme From Together Brothers
  6. Find The Man Bros.
  7. Baby Blues
  8. What a Groove
  9. Satin Soul
  10. Just Living It Up
  11. Always Thinking Of You
  12. Forever In Love
  13. Only You Can Make Me Blue
  14. Midnight Groove
  15. It's Only What I Feel
  16. My Sweet Summer Suite
  17. Theme From King Kong (Pt. I)
  18. Theme From King Kong (Pt. II)

Disc 2

  1. Brazilian Love Song
  2. Hey Look At Me, I'm In Love
  3. Whisper Softly
  4. Don't You Know How Much I Love You
  5. Theme From Shaft
  6. Theme From Superman
  7. My Sweet Summer Suite (12" Version)
  8. Theme From King Kong (12" Version)
  9. Blues Concerto (12" Version)
  10. Brazilian Love Song (Disco Version)
  11. Don't You Know How Much I Love You (Disco Version)
  12. Hey Look At Me, I'm In Love (Disco Version)
  13. Theme From Shaft (Special 12" Disco Mix)
  14. Theme From Superman (Special 12" Disco Mix)

Disc 1, Tracks 1-2 from 20th Century Records single TC-2069, 1973
Disc 1, Tracks 3-4 from 20th Century Records single TC-2090, 1974
Disc 1, Tracks 5-6 from 20th Century Records single TC-2107, 1974
Disc 1, Tracks 7-8 from 20th Century Records single TC-2145, 1974
Disc 1, Tracks 9-10 from 20th Century Records single TC-2169, 1975
Disc 1, Track 11 from 20th Century Records U.K. single BTC-2168, 1975
Disc 1, Tracks 12-13 from 20th Century Records single TC-2197, 1975
Disc 1, Tracks 14-15 from 20th Century Records single TC-2281, 1975
Disc 1, Track 16 from 20th Century Records single TC-2301, 1976
Disc 1, Tracks 17-18 from 20th Century Records single TC-2325, 1976
Disc 2, Track 1 from 20th Century Records single TC-2348, 1976
Disc 2, Tracks 2-3 from 20th Century Records single TC-2364, 1978
Disc 2, Track 4 from 20th Century Records U.K. single BTC-2367, 1978
Disc 2, Tracks 5-6 from 20th Century Records single TC-2399, 1978
Disc 2, Track 7 from 20th Century Records 12" single TCD-59, 1976
Disc 2, Tracks 8-9 from 20th Century Records 12" single TCD-61, 1976
Disc 2, Track 10 from 20th Century Records 12" single TCD-64, 1976
Disc 2, Tracks 11-12 from 20th Century Records 12" single TCD-66, 1978
Disc 2, Tracks 13-14 from 20th Century Records 12" single TCD-72, 1978

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. ISH says

    June 11, 2018 at 12:20 pm

    Elsewhere early promotion of these two issues suggested Unlimited Gold sides would be included. I wonder what happened to keep them off? I have the crappy Unlimited Gold probably-from-vinyl Priority CD reissues but missed the higher quality but now rare Japanese ones. Will this reissue program get around to the Unlimited Gold albums? Does UNI have rights? They are full of overlooked gems.

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  2. elektrolad says

    June 11, 2018 at 4:37 pm

    I'll have to opt for the cd versions. Like the Barry White collection the lp versions are a little steep.
    I'd like to see a Gene Page collection of his single releases. Not just the album reissues. Multiple labels are involved, but some f those UK reissue labels seem to be really good with that.

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  3. Stefano says

    June 12, 2018 at 10:42 am

    We FINALLY see the release of the Love Unlimited singles. I was waiting for the 4 instrumental B-sides for ages now. This is making my day folks! So happy. Very anxious to get hold of the remastered Love Unlimited albums later this year, some of them never before available on CD.

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  4. Robert Lett says

    September 7, 2018 at 11:07 am

    Is Barry White - The 20th Century Records Albums box still on? I see the vinyl version listed on Amazon for Oct 26 but nothing about the CD version.

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    • Avatar photoJoe Marchese says

      September 7, 2018 at 11:29 am

      Hi Robert, it's still definitely coming. Universal only confirmed the upcoming 20th Century sets today; we'll have more coverage soon. (We tend to avoid here covering anything based on Amazon links because they do often come and go, with tentative information.) I'm sure the correct links will be up soon, or the original links will be reactivated.

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