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Barry White: A Potential Superstar

John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 27 April 1973

ANYONE WHO has heard Barry White's first album on 20th Century will undoubtedly concur on the point I am about to make – he is potentially a superstar. This is, of course, a sweeping statement to make after a recording career that spans months not years and includes one single and an album that has not even been out long enough to break into America's charts, let alone this country.

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