Stone Gon'
Stone Gon' | ||||
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Studio album by Barry White | ||||
Released | October 2, 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul, disco | |||
Length | 37:49 | |||
Label | 20th Century | |||
Producer | Barry White | |||
Barry White chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | C- [2] |
Rolling Stone | Mixed[3] |
Stone Gon' is the self-produced second album by American R&B singer Barry White, released in 1973 on the 20th Century label. The album was arranged by Barry White and Gene Page.
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 UK Albums Chart. The album was a success, yielding two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" 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 UK Singles Chart, peaking at #14. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on May 3, 1994 by Island/Mercury Records.
The album cover would be mimicked for Richard Pryor's 1974 album That Nigger's Crazy.
Track listing
All tracks written by Barry White.
Side one | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Girl It's True, Yes I'll Always Love You" | 8:36 |
2. | "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" | 5:11 |
3. | "You're My Baby" | 9:08 |
Side two | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
4. | "Hard to Believe That I Found You" | 6:59 |
5. | "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" | 7:55 |
Charts
Chart (1973) | Peak [4][5] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 20 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 1 |
UK Albums Chart | 18 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [4] |
US R&B [4] |
UK [5] | ||
1973 | "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" | 7 | 2 | 14 |
1974 | "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" | 44 | 6 | — |
See also
References
- ↑ Cook, Stephen. Stone Gon' > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Stone Gon' > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ↑ "Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up" and "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" work best". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "US Charts > Barry White". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- 1 2 "UK Charts > Barry White". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-10-29.