Barry White: The Message Really Is Love
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, August 1979
IT'S an old criticism that so few people practice what they preach. But, in the case of Barry White, the title of his new album – The Message Is Love – is an apt statement on the man, as we discovered when Barry took a break from his busy studio schedule, while producing the upcoming Jimmy & Vella Cameron album for his Unlimited Gold label.
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