Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
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"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" is a song written, recorded and produced by Barry White
. Released as the first single from White's album Can't Get Enough
in 1974, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100
and U.S. R&B chart and has since become one of White's signature tunes. It was his second U.S. chart-topper, after "Love's Theme
".
The song is a pop-soul track with lush string arrangements and a disco
-influenced beat behind it. The single differs from the LP version - Barry sings solo during the intro of the single whereas on the LP version, he performs background vocals. The single is also an edit and is mixed differently.
Barry White performed this song live on The Midnight Special
in 1974.
- as "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" - by Taylor Dayne
. When Dayne had
submitted her planned third album to Arista Records
, label president Clive Davis
strongly suggested that Dayne remake the Barry White classic to serve as the album's lead single (replacing Dayne's choice: the self-penned "I'll Wait" which was the planned title cut; the album's title was amended to Soul Dancing
).
Produced by David Cole
and Robert Clivillés
of C+C Music Factory
, Dayne's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" became a smash dance club hit peaking at #2. However the track evinced a sharp drop in Dayne's profile on the Billboard Hot 100
with a #20 peak; Dayne's first seven singles had all reached the Top Ten with her eighth single "Heart of Stone
" rising as high as #12. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" has proven to be Dayne's final Top 40 hit to date with the followup single "Send Me a Lover
" being her last Hot 100 entry.
The track had more impact for Dayne internationally notably in Australia where with three weeks at #2 in August 1993 "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" became Dayne's career record.
Barry White
Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
. Released as the first single from White's album Can't Get Enough
Can't Get Enough (Barry White album)
Can't Get Enough is soul singer Barry White's third album. Released in 1974, it is one of White's most successful albums, featuring "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe", which was a #1 hit in the US. The song "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" reached #2 on both US and Dance charts...
in 1974, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and U.S. R&B chart and has since become one of White's signature tunes. It was his second U.S. chart-topper, after "Love's Theme
Love's Theme
"Love's Theme" is an instrumental piece recorded by Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra and released in 1973. It is one of the few instrumental and purely orchestral singles to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, in early 1974...
".
The song is a pop-soul track with lush string arrangements and a disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
-influenced beat behind it. The single differs from the LP version - Barry sings solo during the intro of the single whereas on the LP version, he performs background vocals. The single is also an edit and is mixed differently.
Barry White performed this song live on The Midnight Special
The Midnight Special
The Midnight Special was the name of a passenger train formerly operated by the Chicago and Alton Railroad and its successor, the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The train ran on an overnight schedule, and in later years carried the last regularly scheduled Pullman sleeping car between Chicago,...
in 1974.
Chart performance
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 8 |
Taylor Dayne version
In 1993 the song was coveredCover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
- as "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" - by Taylor Dayne
Taylor Dayne
Taylor Dayne was born Leslie Wunderman on March 7, 1962 before later adopting her current stage name. She is an American pop vocalist, songwriter, and dance artist. Overall, she has had eighteen individual hit songs reach the top ten in Billboard magazine...
. When Dayne had
submitted her planned third album to Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
, label president Clive Davis
Clive Davis
Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...
strongly suggested that Dayne remake the Barry White classic to serve as the album's lead single (replacing Dayne's choice: the self-penned "I'll Wait" which was the planned title cut; the album's title was amended to Soul Dancing
Soul Dancing
Soul Dancing is the third album by singer-songwriter, Taylor Dayne. It was released in 1993 on Arista Records. Soul Dancing peaked at #51 on The Billboard 200. Includes hit singles, "Send Me a Lover", "I'll Wait", "Say a Prayer", and her rendition of Barry White's "Can't Get Enough of Your...
).
Produced by David Cole
David Cole (producer)
David Cole was a songwriter and record producer, and was one half of the dance-music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with musical partner Robert Clivillés....
and Robert Clivillés
Robert Clivillés
Robert Clivillés is a record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director most noted for his work with C+C Music Factory, a group he founded with musical partner David Cole...
of C+C Music Factory
C+C Music Factory
C+C Music Factory is a dance-pop and hip hop group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés which stopped recording 1996, following Cole's death...
, Dayne's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" became a smash dance club hit peaking at #2. However the track evinced a sharp drop in Dayne's profile on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
with a #20 peak; Dayne's first seven singles had all reached the Top Ten with her eighth single "Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone (Taylor Dayne song)
"Heart of Stone" is a song performed by Taylor Dayne, released as the fourth and final single from Dayne's second album, Can't Fight Fate. The single performed better in the U.S. Adult Contemporary charts than it did in the pop charts. Dayne delivers her vocals in a soft engaging manner...
" rising as high as #12. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" has proven to be Dayne's final Top 40 hit to date with the followup single "Send Me a Lover
Send Me a Lover
"Send Me a Lover" is a single performed by Taylor Dayne, written by Rick Hahn and George Thatcher, and released on September 6, 1993 from her Soul Dancing album . It peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 19 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.-Formats and track listings:U.S...
" being her last Hot 100 entry.
The track had more impact for Dayne internationally notably in Australia where with three weeks at #2 in August 1993 "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" became Dayne's career record.
Track listing
- Album Version 4:25
- C+C Extended Club Mix I 6:05
- C+C Extended Club Mix II 6:46
- C+C Special Edition Mix 6:12
- "Let's Spend the Night Together" 5:35
Peak positions
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart | 14 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Japanese Orican Singles Chart | 6 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 17 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 29 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 9 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 34 |
| German Singles Chart | 56 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 99 |
In popular culture
- The song David TylerDavid TylerDavid Tyler is a Canadian radio personality, voice over artist and lecturer on The Art of Communicating.Originally from Hartford, Connecticut he moved to Canada at the age of 10 with his family when his Father accepted a teaching job at McGill University...
CKBE-FM - It was covered by the Belgian act Big TonyR&S RecordsR&S Records is an independent record label. Founded in 1984 in Ghent, Belgium, it is now based in London and managed by Andy Whittaker and Dan Foat.R&S represents the initials of Renaat Vandepapeliere and Sabine Maes, the couple that created the label...
in 1983. - The Barry WhiteBarry WhiteBarry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
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(1989). - The song appears in several The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
episodes, such as "Whacking DayWhacking Day"Whacking Day" is the twentieth episode of The Simpsons fourth season, and originally aired April 29, 1993. It concerns the fictional holiday "Whacking Day", celebrated annually May 10, in which the citizens of Springfield drive snakes into the town square, then club them to death...
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". Barry White was a big fan of the comedy. He recorded a version specially for the episode "Whacking Day", in which he also appeared as a guest star. The song also appeared in the 1994 clip show episode in one of the clips at the end. - The song also appears on the original motion picture soundtrack for the movie "Beautiful Girls" (1996). This version, by the band Afghan Whigs, has a distinctly rock sound while maintaining the underlying soul influence of the original.
- The song also features in the soundtrack to the 2006 film 16 Blocks16 Blocks16 Blocks is a 2006 crime thriller film directed by Richard Donner. It stars Bruce Willis, Mos Def, and David Morse. The movie unfolds in the real time narration method.- Plot :...
, kicking in as the credits roll. - The song also appeared in the Nickelodeon show Angry Beavers in the episode "Beaver Fever". One of the characters sang a slight variation of the song called "Oh Baby".
- It was also featured in the comedy film, Down to You (2000) as a song that Al sang to Imogen when they got back together.
- In 2004, Ricki-Lee CoulterRicki-Lee CoulterRicki-Lee Coulter is an Australian recording artist and television and radio presenter. In 2004, Coulter was placed seventh place on the second season of Australian Idol...
performed this song in the semi-finals of the second season of Australian IdolAustralian IdolAustralian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...
and progressed to the Top 12 the following night. - In 2007, the song was performed on the fifth season of Australian Idol by Tarisai Vushe on the Top 6 performance night.