Barry White - Stone Gon 1973

 Stone Gon' is the second studio album by American R&B singer Barry White, released in 1973 on the 20th Century label. The album was arranged by Barry White and Gene Page. 

 The album topped the R&B albums chart, his second to do so. It also reached number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number 18 on the UK Albums Chart.^[5] The album was a success, yielding two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" and "Honey Please, Can't Ya See".^[1] Both were also successful on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers 7 and 44 respectively. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" was also a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 14.^[5] The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on May 3, 1994, by Island/Mercury Records. 

 Stone Gon' was the second release in an incredible run of sensually charged titles White produced during the first half of the '70s. His patented mix of love monologues and rich vocal dynamics would come to mark the best songs of the period, including the two chart-toppers here, "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" and "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up." Of course, White's inventive arrangements and crack band only add to the stock of these soulful pop excursions. And beyond the hits, tracks like "You're My Baby" and "Hard to Believe That I Found You" maintain the high standard, compliments of mesmerizing backdrops and more vocal seduction; with wine and candlelight already casting a spell, it's just a matter of time before White's supremely tranquil delivery and blissed-out wash of strings and saxophone will cause the amatory to completely lose it. Bringing things back to earth, White displays unerring sensitivity on "Girl It's True, Yes I'll Always Love You," a love song as sincere and sanctified as any he's made. Essential listening.