"I've Got So Much to Give" is an R&B contemporary romantic ballad composed and recorded by popular soul artist Barry White

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...

 in 1972. It was originally conceived by White as a single but then featured on the album of the same name

I've Got So Much to Give (album)

I've Got So Much to Give is the self-produced debut album by American R&B singer Barry White, released in 1973 on the 20th Century label. The album immediately marked out White's distinctive trademark sound , particularly via its breakout single "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More...

 (released in 1973), that peaked at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. The song peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and charted for 11 weeks. It also reached number five on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts. White composed and arranged both the instrumentals and vocals.[5][3]

Song information

The song begins with a brief instrumental solo performed by The Love Unlimited

Love Unlimited

Love Unlimited was a female vocal trio that provided backing vocals for American R&B/soul singer Barry White on his albums and concert tours. They also found success with their own recordings. Formed in 1969, the group included Barry White’s future wife, Glodean James, her sister, Linda James, and...

 Orchestra, the instrumentals are repeated while White speaks romantic words to his apparent love interest, this style is also used in his version of Just the Way You Are and Barry's other contemporary ballads. White then begins the songs first verse, after completing his vocals he repeats the title as a chorus. The song then ends with an extended instrumental set consisting of a flute, drums, violin, a bass guitar, and White's own piano playing as White continues to speak romantic words and later improvising vocals towards the end of the song. I've Got So Much To Give ends with a fade similar to traditional ballads of the same type.[2][4]

Influence and reception

The romantic lyrics used in the song helped craft White's sexual persona, and the unusual orchestral combination of instruments in an R&B song influenced the disco sound along with White's other mainly instrumental songs. I've Got So Much To Give was heavily acclaimed by Allmusic who felt it was obvious why the album reached the top of the R&B charts, despite the fact I've Got So Much To Give followed a formula similar to White's past songs they stated "the novelty of White's approach, coupled with the universality of his subject matter, ensured that there was no sense of having heard it all before." [1][3] In a play written by Mark Frank

Mark Frank

Mark Fränk is a javelin thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 84.88 metres, achieved in September 2005 in Berlin.-Achievements:-External links:...

(included in the book "A Collection of Plays Written" by Mark Frank), one of the main protagonist transforms himself into Barry White and performs the song. http://books.google.com/books?id=8LwIxoJTmeMC&pg=PA169&dq=Barry+White+I%27ve+Got+So+Much+To+Give&sig=ACfU3U2Ppv_clIb_hp4kpYZPRtSqBlk63w#PPA146,M1 The song is often used in romantic novels and films. http://books.google.com/books?id=8LwIxoJTmeMC&pg=PA169&dq=Barry+White+I%27ve+Got+So+Much+To+Give&sig=ACfU3U2Ppv_clIb_hp4kpYZPRtSqBlk63w#PPA146,M1

Credits

• Arrangements by Gene Page and Barry White
• Composition and Vocals by Barry White
• Instrumentals and Background Vocals Performed by The Love Unlimited Orchestra [10]