The Man is the self-produced eighth album by American soul singer Barry White, released in 1978 on the revived 20th Century-Fox Records label, which saw its name reverted from 20th Century.
History The album became White's sixth R&B chart topper and peaked at number 36 on the pop chart. Lead single "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" reached number 2 on the R&B chart and number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100, while White's cover of Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" reached number 45 on the R&B chart and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. A third single, "Sha La La Means I Love You", peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart. A cover version of "It's Only Love Doing Its Thing" (with the shortened title "It's Only Love") would be a hit for British band Simply Red in 1989. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on September 24, 1996, by Mercury Records.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for The Man Chart (1978) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 97
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for The Man Chart (1979) Position US Billboard 200 99 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 6
Singles +Chart performance for singles from The Man Year Single Peak chart positions US USR&B USDan UK1978 "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" 60 2 16 — "Just the Way You Are" 102 45 — 12 1979 "Sha La La Means I Love You" — — — 55
Certifications and sales
See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1978 (U.S.)
References
External links The Man at Discogs