"I've Got So Much to Give" is an R&B contemporary romantic ballad composed and recorded by popular soul artist

Barry White Barry Eugene Carter (September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003), better known by his stage name Barry White, was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came ...

and released in 1973. It was originally conceived by White as a single but then featured on the album of the same name (released in 1973), that peaked at number one on the Hot R&B Albums Chart.

Song information

Barry White composed and arranged both the instrumentals and the vocals. The song begins with a brief instrumental solo performed by The

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 Barry ...

Orchestra, the instrumentals are repeated while White speaks romantic words to his apparent love interest, this style is also used in his version of " Just the Way You Are" and Barry's other contemporary ballads. White then begins the song's first verse, after completing his vocals he repeats the title as a chorus. The song then ends with an extended instrumental set consisting of a flute, drums, violin, a bass guitar, and White's own piano playing as White continues to speak romantic words and later improvising vocals towards the end of the song. The song ends with a fade similar to traditional ballads of the same type.

Influence and reception

The romantic lyrics used in the song helped craft White's sexual persona, and the unusual orchestral combination of instruments in an R&B song influenced the disco sound along with White's other mainly instrumental songs. I've Got So Much To Give was heavily acclaimed by Allmusic who felt it was obvious why the album reached the top of the R&B charts, despite the fact I've Got So Much To Give followed a formula similar to White's past songs they stated "the novelty of White's approach, coupled with the universality of his subject matter, ensured that there was no sense of having heard it all before." In a play written by Mark Frank (included in the book ''A Collection of Plays Written'' by Mark Frank), one of the main protagonist transforms himself into Barry White and performs the song. The song is often used in romantic novels and films.

Credits

*Arrangements by Gene Page and Barry White *Composition and Vocals by Barry White *Instrumentals and Background Vocals Performed by The Love Unlimited Orchestra

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 32 on the ''Billboard''

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chart and charted for 11 weeks. It also reached number five on the US ''

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'' R&B

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and #46 Adult Contemporary.

References

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