Stone Gon'
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{{Infobox album
| name = Stone Gon'
| type = studio
| artist = Barry White
| cover = BarryWhiteStoneGon'.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 2, 1973
| recorded =
| studio =
| length = 37:49
| label = 20th Century
| producer = Barry White
| prev_title = I've Got So Much to Give
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = Can't Get Enough
| next_year = 1974
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Stone Gon'
| type = studio
| single1 = Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
| single1date = October 1973{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/barry-white/chart-history/bsi/|title=Barry White - Chart history (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|access-date=June 2, 2022}}
| single2 = Honey Please, Can't Ya See
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r68332|tab=review|label=Stone Gon' > review|first=Stephen|last=Cook|accessdate=May 15, 2012}}
| rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
| rev2score = C−{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: W|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=W&bk=70|accessdate=March 22, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
| rev3 = Rolling Stone
| rev3score = Mixed{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/stone-gon-19740214|title="Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up" and "Honey Please, Can't Ya See" work best|magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=15 July 2016}}
}}
Stone Gon' is the second studio album by American R&B singer Barry White, released in 1973 on the 20th Century label. The album was arranged by Barry White and Gene Page.
History
The album topped the R&B albums chart, his second to do so. It also reached number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number 18 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was a success, yielding two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" and "Honey Please, Can't Ya See". Both were also successful on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers 7 and 44 respectively. "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" was also a hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 14. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD on May 3, 1994, by Island/Mercury Records.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = Barry White
| title1 = Girl It's True, Yes I'll Always Love You
| length1 = 8:36
| title2 = Honey Please, Can't Ya See
| length2 = 5:11
| title3 = You're My Baby
| length3 = 9:08
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Hard to Believe That I Found You
| length1 = 6:59
| title2 = Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
| length2 = 7:56
}}
Personnel
- Barry White – lead vocals, arranger
- Gene Page – arranger
Technical
- Frank Kejmar – engineer
- Craig Braun – design
- Norman Seeff – photography
Charts
Certifications
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/Barry-White-Stone-Gon/master/37848 Stone Gon'] at Discogs
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