''Stone Gon' '' is the second

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by American R&B 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 ...

, released in 1973 on the

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label. The album was arranged by Barry White and

Gene Page Eugene Edgar Page Jr. (September 13, 1939 – August 24, 1998) was an American conductor, composer, arranger and record producer, most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. His sound can be heard in the arrangements he did for Jeffer ...

History

The album topped the R&B albums chart, his second to do so. It also reached #20 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and #18 on the

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. The album was a success, yielding two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "

Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" is a song written, produced and recorded by American singer and songwriter Barry White for his second album, '' Stone Gon (1973). In October 1973, it was released as the first single in the United States and r ...

" and "Honey Please, Can't Ya See". Both were also successful on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at #7 and #44 respectively. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" was also a hit on the

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, peaking at #14. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on May 3, 1994, by Island/Mercury Records.

Track listing

Personnel

*Barry White - lead vocals, arranger *

- arranger ;Technical *Frank Kejmar - engineer *

Craig Braun Craig Braun (born 1939) is an American actor and former graphic designer. Famous for his album covers with Andy Warhol and Tom Wilkes, he and Wilkes won a Grammy Awards, Grammy in 1974 for ''Tommy (London Symphony Orchestra album), Tommy'', an awar ...

- design *

Norman Seeff Norman Seeff (born March 5, 1939, in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a photographer and filmmaker. Since moving to the United States in 1969, his work has been focused on the exploration of human creativity and the inner dynamics of the creative ...

- photography

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

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