The Man Is Back!

{{Infobox album

| name = The Man Is Back!

| type = Studio

| artist = Barry White

| cover = barryisback.jpg

| alt =

| released = August 24, 1989

| recorded =

| venue =

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| genre = R&B, soul, new jack swing

| length = 53:21

| label = *A&M

PolyGram Records
215 256

| producer = Barry White

| prev_title = The Collection

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = Put Me in Your Mix

| next_year = 1991

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The Man Is Back! is the self-produced seventeenth album by American R&B singer Barry White, which was released in 1989 on A&M Records. The first album of White's comeback phase, the album featured White incorporating a more contemporary production style while retaining the essential elements of his trademark sound, but the album was only a moderate seller, peaking at #22 on the R&B chart, only slightly higher than the disappointing showing of his A&M debut, The Right Night & Barry White. Critical reaction is generally positive, with the album being classed as a worthwhile and enjoyable, if not groundbreaking, addition to White's catalogue.

Track listing

"Responsible" (Barry White, Julian Jackson, Jack Perry) - 4:41
"Super Lover" (White, Perry, William Jones) - 4:52
"L.A. My Kinda Place" (White) - 4:50
"Follow That and See (Where It Leads Y'All)" (White) - 5:04
"When Will I See You Again" (White, Terrence Thomas) - 5:51
"I Wanna Do It Good to Ya" (White, Rusty Hamilton III) - 6:00
"It's Getting Harder All the Time" (Aaron Schroeder, David Grover) - 5:09
"Don't Let Go" (White, Thomas, Chuckii Booker) - 9:08
"Love's Interlude/Good Night My Love" (White) - 7:46

BACKUP SINGERS: Glodean White, Bridgette White, and Cydney Davis

Charts

= Weekly charts =

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scope="col"\| Chart (1989–1990) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|143\|artist=Barry White\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 1, 2021}}
{{album chart\|BillboardRandBHipHop\|22\|artist=Barry White\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 1, 2021}}

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scope="col"| Chart (1989–1990)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|143|artist=Barry White|rowheader=true|access-date=April 1, 2021}}

{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|22|artist=Barry White|rowheader=true|access-date=April 1, 2021}}

= Year-end charts =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (1990) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums\|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990\|work=Billboard\|access-date=April 1, 2021}} \| 31

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (1990)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990|work=Billboard|access-date=April 1, 2021}}

| 31

Singles

"Super Lover" (US R&B #34)
"I Wanna Do It Good to Ya" (US R&B #26)
"When Will I See You Again" (US R&B #32)

References

Category:Barry White albums

Category:1989 albums

Category:A&M Records albums