"Practice What You Preach" is the title of a number-one
R&B single by singer
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 ...
, written by White,
Gerald Levert
Gerald Edward Levert (July 13, 1966 – November 10, 2006) was an Americans, American singer-songwriter and producer. Levert was best known for singing with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon of the vocal group LeVert. Levert ...
, Edwin Nicholas, from White's 1994 album ''
The Icon Is Love
''The Icon Is Love'' is the nineteenth studio album by American R&B singer Barry White, which was released on October 4, 1994 on A&M Records. The album represented a major comeback for White both critically and commercially, and went on to beco ...
''. The hit song spent three weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and reached 18 on the pop chart.
It became a
gold record
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. The
1994
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single also won a
Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award
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.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*
R&B number-one hits of 1994 (USA)
These are the ''Billboard magazine'' R&B singles chart number one hits of 1994:
Chart history
See also
*1994 in music
* List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
* List of number-one R&B albums of 1994 (U.S.)
References
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References
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Barry White songs
1994 songs
1994 singles
Songs written by Barry White
Songs written by Gerald Levert