Stone Gon'

Stone Gon'
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
I've Got So Much to Give
(1973)
Stone Gon'
(1973)
Can't Get Enough
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC- [2]
Rolling StoneMixed[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
No.TitleLength
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
No.TitleLength
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]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 20
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
UK Albums Chart 18
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
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

  1. Cook, Stephen. Stone Gon' > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Stone Gon' > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  3. "Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up" and "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" work best". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "US Charts > Barry White". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  5. 1 2 "UK Charts > Barry White". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
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