Is This Whatcha Wont? is the self-produced sixth album by American R&B singer Barry White, released in November 1976 on the 20th Century label.

Is This Whatcha Wont?
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 30, 1976
GenreR&B, disco, soul
Length35:18
Label20th Century
ProducerBarry White
Barry White chronology
Let the Music Play
(1976)
Is This Whatcha Wont?
(1976)
Barry White Sings for Someone You Love
(1977)
Singles from Is This Whatcha Wont?
  1. "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long"
    Released: October 1976[1]
  2. "I'm Qualified to Satisfy You"
    Released: February 1977[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year70/100[2]
AllMusic[3]
RateYourMusic[4]

History

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The album reached #25 on the R&B albums chart, White's first to miss the top ten, and peaked at #125 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded two singles, "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" and "I'm Qualified to Satisfy You" which peaked at #20 and #25 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart respectively.[1] This was his first album that failed to produce a top ten single on that chart. Both singles also charted on the UK Singles Chart, at #17 and #37 respectively.[5] The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on March 19, 1996 by Mercury Records.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Barry White

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Make Me Wait Too Long"4:42
2."Your Love - So Good I Can Taste It (Parts 1 & 2)"12:33
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I'm Qualified to Satisfy You"4:27
2."I Wanna Lay Down with You Baby"8:55
3."Now I'm Gonna Make Love to You"4:58

Personnel

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  • Barry White - lead vocals, arranger
  • Ray Parker Jr. - Guitar (A2)
  • Gene Page - arranger
Technical
  • Barney Perkins, Frank Kejmar - engineer

Charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
U.S. Billboard Top LPs[6] 125
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs[7] 25
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[8]
US
R&B

[1]
US
Dan

[9]
UK
[5]
1976 "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" 105 20 17
1977 "I'm Qualified to Satisfy You" 25 30 37

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Barry White - Chart history (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Album of the Year Review".
  3. ^ Cook, Stephen. Is This Whatcha Wont? > review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "Rate Your Music review". Rate Your Music. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "UK Charts > Barry White". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  6. ^ "Barry White - Chart history (Billboard 200) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "Barry White - Chart history (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "Barry White - Chart history (The Hot 100) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "Barry White - Chart history (Dance Club Songs) | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
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