The Collection (Barry White Album)
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''The Collection'' is a
greatest hits album A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...
by American R&B singer
Barry White Barry Eugene White (né Carter; September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and ...
, released in 1988.


Commercial performance

Although ''The Collection'' reached its peak of number five in the
UK Albums Chart The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for album, albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the O ...
shortly after its release in 1988, the album reappeared in the chart intermittently over the following years, including a lengthy run from 1999 to 2001 when the album, after its re-release in 1999, surged in sales again, this time reaching number six.


Track listing

All tracks written by
Barry White Barry Eugene White (né Carter; September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and ...
, except where noted. #"
You're the First, the Last, My Everything "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Barry White from his third studio album, '' Can't Get Enough'' (1974). The song was written by White, Tony Sepe and Peter Radcliffe and produced by W ...
" (White, Tony Sepe) #" You See the Trouble with Me" #" Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" #"I'll Do for You Anything You Want Me To" #" Just the Way You Are" (
Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Piano Man" after his Signature song, signature 1973 song Piano Man (song), of the same name, Joel has ha ...
)
#" Walking in the Rain (With the One I Love)" (with
Love Unlimited Love Unlimited was a female vocal trio that provided backing vocals for American singer-songwriter Barry White on his albums and concert tours. They also found success with their own recordings. Career Formed in 1969, the group included Barr ...
) #" It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)" (with Love Unlimited) (White, Paul Politi) #"
Love's Theme "Love's Theme" is an instrumental piece written by Barry White around 1965. Recorded and released as a single by White's Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1973, it was one of the few instrumental and purely orchestral singles to reach #1 on the ''Billb ...
" (with
The Love Unlimited Orchestra The Love Unlimited Orchestra was a 40-piece string-laden orchestra formed by American singer Barry White, and serving as a backing unit for White and for female vocal trio Love Unlimited. From the early 1970s on, they also recorded several sin ...
) #"Sho' You Right" (White, Jack Perry) #" What Am I Gonna Do with You" #"Baby We Better Try and Get It Together" #"Let the Music Play" #"Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" #" I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Babe" #"The Right Night" #" Never Never Gonna Give You Up" (12" remix)


Charts and certifications


Weekly charts


Certifications


References


External links


''The Collection''
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