The Man is the self-produced eighth album by soul singer Barry White, released in 1978 on the revived 20th Century-Fox Records label, which saw its name reverted from 20th Century.
History
The album became White's sixth R&B chart topper and peaked at number 36 on the pop chart. Lead single "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" reached number 2 on the R&B chart and number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100, while White's cover of Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" reached number 45 on the R&B chart and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. A third single, "Sha La La Means I Love You", peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart. A cover version of "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" (with the shortened title "It's Only Love") would be a hit for British band Simply Red in 1989. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on September 24, 1996 by Mercury Records.
Track listing
Side one
| Title |
Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Look at Her" |
Frank Wilson, Raymond Cooksey, Tommy Payton |
7:40 |
| 2. |
"Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" |
Barry White |
8:04 |
| 3. |
"Sha La La Means I Love You" |
Barry White |
8:00 |
Charts
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Singles
Chart performance for singles from The Man
| Year
|
Single
|
Peak chart positions
|
US
|
US
R&B
|
US
Dan
|
UK
|
| 1978
|
"Your Sweetness Is My Weakness"
|
60
|
2
|
16
|
—
|
| "Just the Way You Are"
|
102
|
45
|
—
|
12
|
| 1979
|
"Sha La La Means I Love You"
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
55
|
Certifications and sales
See also
