Here’s the 93rd Mix selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by George the DJ, its called “Father’s Day Mix 2011 (couple of days late, I know!), there’s some Classic Older Soul and New Soul Tracks on here, including some Luther Vandross, Eddie and Gerald Levert, Bill Withers, The Temptations, JB’s, Jaheim and Lil Wayne!
It was 3 Years since Barry Whites last Studio Album release (Put Me In Your Mix) in 1991, This 1994 Release for Barry White was his 19th and Last Album for A&M Records “The Icon Is Love” and as it Turned out, it was His Biggest Selling Album of all Time!
The 11 Track Album was Produced by several Different People including, BW, Jam and Lewis, Chuckii Booker and Gerald Levert.
It was the Biggest Selling Album that Barry White had ever had, it Attained Double Platinum Sales in US and his First Chart entry in UK for 16 Years, and it was Generally Cited as BW‘s Best Ever Album!
The Chart Postitons were as follows: US Pop number 20, US R&B number 1 and UK number 44.
The Album contained 5 Single Releases with “Practice What You Preach” Reaching Number 1 in US, but the other 4 Releases did not do to well!
Love Is The Icon, Come On, I Only Want To Be With You and There It Is.
In July of 1999, 5 Years after his Last Album, B.W released his First Album for “Private Music” it was His 20th and Final Studio Album of All Time!
It was called “Staying Power” and it again attained Gold Status and with Chart Positions as Follows: 43 on US Pop Charts and Number 13 on US R&B Charts!
It was Produced by B.W and Jack Perry.
Only 1 Single was ever Released “Staying Power” which Reached Number 45 on US R&B Chart.
A couple things were a bit different for B.W on this Album, he had a Couple of Duets with “Chaka Khan” and “Lisa Stansfield” He had only ever Duetted with Former Wife “Glodean White” before! and He Recorded a Couple of Cover Versions from other Artists, including “Low Rider” by War and “Thank You” by Sly Stone.
The Following Year of 2000, B.W won a Couple of Grammy’s for ” Best R&B Vocal Performance” and “Best Traditional R&B Performance”
After His Last Album Barry White had been Unwell for a long while,(in fact while on tour in 1999, he had to cancel several Dates through Illness) He had Chronically High Blood Pressure, brought on through his Size and Weight, this Resulted in Kidney Failure in the Autumn of 2002, about 8 Months later he suffered a Stroke!
From May in 2003, Barry White Retired from Public Life and Sadly on the 4th of July 2003, He Died (from Complete Renal Failure) at the “Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre” in Los Angeles!
Barry White was Cremated and On 20th September 2004, his Ashes were Scattered at Sea, off the California Coast by his Family and Friends.
Barry White (Born Barry Lee) was 58, when he Died, he had Fathered 8 Kids and Sold Over 100 Millions Record Sales!
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