Staying Power (album)
Staying Power | ||||
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Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 67:56 | |||
Label | Private Music/BMG Records | |||
Producer | Barry White, Jack Perry | |||
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Singles from Staying Power | ||||
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Staying Power is the twentieth and final
studio album by American R&B singer Barry White, released on July 27, 1999. The album was White's first release for five years, and his only recording for the Private Music label, with whom he had signed following a four-album deal with A&M which had culminated in 1994 with the acclaimed The Icon Is Love
, his most successful album since the 1970s.
Staying Power features duets with
There's A Riot Goin' On
).
Staying Power was less successful than The Icon Is Love, peaking at #13 on the
Allmusic
reviewer Stephen Erlewine for example describes Staying Power as "...classy and entertaining, but [it] doesn't add to the legacy".)
Track listing
- "Staying Power" (Rory Holmes, Joey Paschal) - 6:10
- "Don't Play Games" (Barry White, Jack Perry, Steve Guillory) - 7:24
- "The Longer We Make Love" (White, Aaron Schroeder, Marlon Saunders) - 5:48 (duet with Chaka Khan)
- "I Get Off on You" (White, Perry, Kashif) - 6:30
- "Which Way Is Up" (White, Perry, Doug Rasheed) - 5:42
- "Get Up" (White, Perry) - 6:11
- "Sometimes" (White) - 6:55
- "Low Rider" (Howard Scott, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Leroy Jordan, Jerry Goldstein, Morris Dickerson, Harold Brown, Sylvester Allen) - 5:17
- "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)" (Sylvester Stewart) - 5:46
- "Slow Your Roll" (White, Perry, Paschal) - 5:46
- "The Longer We Make Love" (White, Schroeder, Saunders) - 6:27 (duet with Lisa Stansfield)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
- "Staying Power" (US R&B #45)
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Barry White – Staying Power" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Barry White – Staying Power". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Barry White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Barry White – Staying power". Recording Industry Association of America.