Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe

"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" is a song written, recorded, and produced by Barry White. Released as the first single from his album Can't Get Enough in 1974, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts[1] and has since become one of his signature tunes. It was his second US chart-topper, after "Love's Theme". It became a gold record in the US.

"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
Single by Barry White
from the album Can't Get Enough
B-side"Just Not Enough"
ReleasedJune 28, 1974
Recorded1974
GenreSoul, disco
Length3:28 (Single version)
4:04 (Dance version)
4:31 (Album version)
LabelPhilips, 20th Century Fox
Songwriter(s)Barry White
Producer(s)Barry White
Barry White singles chronology
"Honey Please, Can't Ya See"
(1974)		 "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
(1974)		 "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
(1974)
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White performed this song live on The Midnight Special in 1974, and on Soul Train on May 24, 1975.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 19
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 12
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] 26
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 1
US Cash Box Top 100 [14] 1
Chart (1999) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[15] 57

Year-end charts
Chart (1974) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 42
US Cash Box [17] 56

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Taylor Dayne version
"Can't Get Enough of Your Love"
CD Single Cover
Single by Taylor Dayne
from the album Soul Dancing
B-side"Let's Spend the Night Together"
ReleasedJune 10, 1993
Recorded1993
GenreDance-pop, house
Length4:25
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Barry White
Producer(s)David Cole, Robert Clivillés
Taylor Dayne singles chronology
"Heart of Stone"
(1990)		 "Can't Get Enough of Your Love"
(1993)		 "Send Me a Lover"
(1993)
Music video
"Can't Get Enough of Your Love" on YouTube

In 1993, the song was covered by Taylor Dayne as "Can't Get Enough of Your Love". When Dayne submitted her planned third album to Arista Records, label president Clive Davis strongly suggested that she remake the Barry White classic to serve as the album's lead single (replacing Dayne's choice, the self-penned "I'll Wait" which was the planned title cut; the album's title was amended to Soul Dancing).

Produced by David Cole and Robert Clivillés of C+C Music Factory, Dayne's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" became a US dance club hit, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. However, the track evinced a sharp drop in Dayne's profile on the Billboard Hot 100 with a number 20 peak; Dayne's first seven singles had all reached the top 10 but her eighth single, "Heart of Stone", peaked at number 12. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" was her final top 40 hit with the follow-up single, "Send Me a Lover", being her last Hot 100 entry.

The track had more impact for Dayne internationally. In Australia, it spent three weeks at number two in August 1993 and was the 19th best-selling single of 1993, receiving a Platinum certification for sales of at least 70,000 copies. The song also reached number eight in Canada, where it was the 67th best-selling single of the year. Elsewhere, the song reached the top 20 in Belgium, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Jose F. Promis from AllMusic described the song as "excellent" and "dance-lite" in his review of Soul Dancing.[19] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Long-absent pop dynamo takes a page from Barry White's book of R&B/disco classics, and gives it a faithful reading. Her boisterous delivery occasionally overpowers the instrumentation, though she is ultimately quite effective in conjuring up feelings of nostalgia."[20] Troy J. Augusto from Cashbox described it as a "bouncy cut that recalls, of all things, '70s disco but does so with enough of the singer's powerful presence to cancel the questionable musical vibe." He added, "Song's approach is lighter than writer Barry White's original, orchestrated version but strong delivery from Dayne makes up for lack of depth otherwise apparent in this read of tune."[21]

Track listing
  1. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (Album version) – 4:25
  2. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (C+C extended club mix I) – 6:05
  3. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (C+C extended club mix II) – 6:46
  4. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" (C+C special edition mix) – 6:12
  5. "Let's Spend the Night Together" – 5:35

Charts and certifications

Other versions
  • In 1983, the song was covered by Big Tony. It was a big hit in several European countries.[50]

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