funkpill said:

I've always wondered if Barry wrote this and "Never Ever Gonna Give You Up" at or around the the same time,being that they have the exact same backbeat/melody.....I heard that Bobby and Thomas DeBarge were a part of his backing band b4 they formed "Swtich",and I also heard that Ray Parker Jr.(Raydio) played guitar on a few of his songs before he joined Motown's new studio band.....
[Edited 8/22/09 15:27pm]

yup

all true

He originally did the song as a demo for a male singer he was working with and hearing the demo, someone or something in his mind said to Barry that the song could only be sung by him. He was a very reluctant singer at best but when his record label convinced him to release it and it became successful, that started everything for him.

Mr. White a very underrated songwriter, I think. "I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Baby" responsible for doubling US population that year.

Timmy84 said:

This is true.

TD3 said:

Yeah, Barry was the man, his music IMO is in a class all by itself. He's like a funky, soulful composer. Like Funk meets classical meets soul.

Pure magical bliss

mrpunkfunk said:

Him and Issac Hayes are almost twin brothers in sound but only Issac's sound's a little louder and bluesier thatn Barry. he he

I was bumping this version the past week:

Cinnie said:

Sweet Cover!!! I've never heard this one B4. Thanx.

Cinnie said:

thats ratha relevent

Here's a cover version of the song by a group Barry produced, West Wing

diamondpearl1 said:

Ike (AKA Isaac) could also wail in falsetto.

Great songs, some similarities, but whereas Isaac was the master of message soul, Barry was the master of bedroom soul, he took the Isaac Hayes sound, added some more wah wah and bass and put in the bedroom.
I love the bedroom patter - oh baby and all that. Michael Winslow does some funny versions of Barry White talk in Police Academy 3 and 5 "The Love Doctor wants you to come here baby"