THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

476-Barry White-Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up.

1974-Number 10 single.

Best Bit-At 0.45. In a recent survey it was revealed that many of the babies born between 1973-1983 were conceived while their parents were listening to Barry White songs. Even so I made that up, it could still be true.

Barry White was born Barry Eugene Carter on September 12th, 1944, in Galverston, Texas, United States,he was obese for the majority of his adult life, and suffered from related health problems.While undergoing dialysis, and awaiting a kidney transplant in 2003, he suffered a severe stroke, he died on July 4th, 2003, at the age of 58. Between 1973-1999 White released 20 studio Albums, with his third release ‘Can’t Get Enough’ reaching Number 1 on Billboard in 1974. Also in America he achieved 12 top 40 singles, with ‘Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe’ making Number 1 on Billboard in 1974, while in the UK he had 17 top 40 hits, with ‘You’re the First, the Last, My Everything’ achieving Number 1 status (see also best songs 560 and 153.)

‘Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up’ was taken from Barry White’s second studio Album ‘Stone Gon” from 1973, and was written, produced and performed by White, with the songs arrangement being by White, and Gene Page (1939-1998.) In 1997 British singer Lisa Stansfield covered the song, taking her version to Number 25 in the UK. In 1992 Barry White had teamed up with Stansfield to record a duet version of her most successful song ‘All Around the World,’ for the ‘B’ side of her single ‘Time To Make You Mine,’ with all of the artists royalties being donated to the charity ‘Trading Places,’ the song reached Number 14 in the UK. They teamed up again in 1999 to record ‘The Longer We Make Love,’ for White’s Album ‘Staying Power.’

‘Cause I found what the world is searching for.Here, right here, my dear, I don’t have to look no more.’