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Let the Music Play
Studio album by Barry White
Released	January 2, 1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	R&B, disco, soul
Length	31:21
Label	20th Century
Producer	Barry White
Barry White chronology
Barry White's Greatest Hits (1975) Let the Music Play (1976) Is This Whatcha Wont? (1976)
Singles from Let the Music Play
"Let the Music Play" Released: December 1975 "You See the Trouble with Me" Released: February 1976 "Baby, We Better Try to Get It Together" Released: July 1976

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Let the Music Play is the self-produced fifth album by American R&B singer Barry White, recorded in 1975 and released in January 1976 on the 20th Century label.

History

The album reached #8 on the R&B albums chart and peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200. It also reached #22 on the UK Albums Chart. The album yielded the Billboard R&B Top Ten single, "Let the Music Play", which was actually an outtake from his previous album Just Another Way to Say I Love You and peaked at #4. It also reached #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the UK Singles Chart. Another single, "You See the Trouble with Me", reached #14 on the R&B chart and #2 on the UK Singles Chart. A third single, "Baby, We Better Try to Get It Together", reached #29 on the R&B Chart, #92 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #15 on the UK Singles Chart. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks on February 14, 2012 by Hip-O Select.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barry White, except where noted

Personnel

• Barry White - lead vocals, arranger, conductor, design concept
• Ray Parker Jr. - Guitar
• Don Peake - orchestration

Technical

• Barney Perkins, Frank Kejmar - engineer

Charts

Singles

Certifications and sales

References

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10. "Swedishcharts.com – Barry White – Let The Music Play". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
11. "Barry White | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
12. "Barry White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
13. "Barry White Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
14. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
15. "Barry White - Chart history (The Hot 100) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
16. "Barry White - Chart history (Dance Club Songs) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
17. "British album certifications – Barry White – Let the music play". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

• Let the Music Play at Discogs

• 1976 albums
• Barry White albums
• 20th Century Fox Records albums