I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" is a song written, produced and recorded by Barry White.
"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" | ||||
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![]() Side A of US vinyl single | ||||
Single by Barry White | ||||
from the album I've Got So Much to Give | ||||
B-side | "Just a Little More Baby" "Standing in the Shadows of Love" (France) "I've Got So Much to Give" (Germany) | |||
Released | April 1973 | |||
Genre | Disco, R&B | |||
Length | 3:58 (single edit) 7:11 (album version) | |||
Label | 20th Century Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry White | |||
Producer(s) | Barry White | |||
Barry White singles chronology | ||||
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Released in the spring of 1973 as the first single from his 1973 debut album I've Got So Much to Give, the song was a number-one hit on the US R&B chart for two weeks, peaked at number three on the Billboard Pop Singles chart[1] and reached number 23 on the UK singles chart. The single was also certified gold by the RIAA for sales of one million copies.
Background
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White recorded three song demos of himself singing and playing the piano, and he told his business partner Larry Nunes about the song, who convinced White to re-record and release it. Appearing with White on the recording session for the song were guitarists Ray Parker Jr., Wah Wah Watson, Dean Parks, and David T. Walker; drummer Ed Greene; bassists Wilton Felder and Nathan East; and vibes player Gary Coleman.[2]
Reception
The single earned the Gold certification (500,000 units sold) from the Recording Industry Association of America on June 6, 1973.[3] Food writer Adrian Miller in his 2013 book Soul Food declared the song as his "personal choice" of songs by Barry White whenever a hot sauce, which Miller said "is about seduction", would come to mind.[4]
Usage in the media
- In 2020, Summer Walker recorded a cover of the song for Birds of Prey: The Album.[5]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1973) | Peak position | |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 26 | |
Canada (RPM)[7] | 10 | |
France (SNEP)[8] | 37 | |
scope="row" | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] | 21 |
scope="row" | Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 14 |
New Zealand (Listener)[11] | 17 | |
scope="row" | UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] | 23 |
scope="row" | US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 3 |
scope="row" | US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] | 27 |
US Best Selling Soul Singles (Billboard)[15] | 1 | |
US Cash Box Top 100[16] | 4 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1973) | Rank |
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Australia | 182 |
Canada[17] | 97 |
US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 33 |
US Cash Box [19] | 93 |
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 620.
- allmusic Song Review
- "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- Miller, Adrian (2013). "Hot Sauce: The Best Medicine Ever?". Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-4696-0762-7. LCCN 2013002823.
- D'souza, Shaad. "Listen to Birds Of Prey: The Album feat. Summer Walker, Doja Cat, Normani, more". Faded. Published 6 February, 2020
- Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book (1940–1969). Turramurra: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- "Top Singles – Volume 19, No. 22, July 14 1973". RPM. Walt Grealis. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- "Accès direct à ces Artistes: Barry White" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original (select "Barry WHITE" and then click "Go") on September 20, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 38, 1973" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Barry White – I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- [ Flavour of New Zealand, 13 August 1973]
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- "Barry White Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- "Barry White Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- "Barry White – Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 23, 1973". Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- Canada, Library and Archives (February 8, 2017). "Image : RPM Weekly".
- Musicoutfitters.com
- "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1973". Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2017.