Love's Theme
"Love's Theme" is an instrumental piece recorded by Barry White's Love Unli… Read Full Bio ↴"Love's Theme" is an instrumental piece recorded by Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra and released in 1973. It is one of the few instrumental and purely orchestral singles to reach number one on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in the United States, in early 1974. The piece was included on the albums Under the Influence of Love Unlimited (by the vocal group Love Unlimited) and Rhapsody in White.

The recording, with a large string orchestra and wah-wah guitar, is considered to be an influence to the disco sound, which would explode in popularity the following year. The song was also popular on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S., where the song spent two weeks at #1. It was also used by ABC Sports for many years as the opening theme music for its golf coverage.

In addition, "Love's Theme" has been recorded with lyrics (penned by White's publisher, Aaron Schroeder), with vocal versions by such artists as Love Unlimited (on their 1974 album In Heat), Julio Iglesias, and Andy Williams. Enoch Light recorded an electro-disco instrumental version of the song on his 1977 album, Disco Disque. The song is also part of Meco's instrumental medley "Hooked On Instrumentals Part I" (from the album Hooked On Instrumentals). In May 1993, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released their single, "Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)" (from their album Liberator, released the same year) on which they sang their own lyrics over a sample of this Barry White's composition. This single reached #24 on the UK Singles Chart, and writing credits were given to Barry White.

This song was covered by an American smooth jazz trumpeter Rick Braun




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@pbs4535

@Tom Bell~ wherever
you are
and no matter
what you are
doing every time
you hear this song
your mom is sending
you her love to you
and family. imagine
if you can in
Heaven she has met
Barry White
and he was playing
this song
it’s her way of telling
you she will
be at your side when
your time has
come. the tears we
shed here make
the flowers in Heaven bloom.



All comments from YouTube:

@1986SSMONTECARLO

I'm 59 and I can't imagine not having grown up without Barry Whites music ...If your looking down on these comments Mr.White....Thank You so so much for making my Life more enjoyable!!!

@migueltrevino7937

Bro good music never die still forever 😊

@user-xy8pf5hl9n

😅

@zoraidaalejandro8050

I love Barry White and Ulimited Orchestra ❤😊

@IsabelMuradasVazquez

I'm 56 and I agree with you. The best music I've heart in my life

@timdorcy5134

January 1974 I worked my last shift in the steel mill. The next morning I got on a bus to the Pittsburgh airport to move to California. The temperature was close to zero degrees. My brother picked me up at the San Francisco airport and it was a glorious day driving over the Bay bridge. It was then that this song came on the radio. Was feeling like I never had before. Driving over the bay on a glorious sunny day and listening to this song. It was my start to a whole new life.

@jorgeluispadron9156

Beautiful ❤

@argeliamendoza9798

Wow imaginé cada detalle que narraste, que hermoso a mi me viene a mi mente mi niñez y mi padre en su taller oyendola ❤️

@bixenbixen4195

I was Born 1978 and Raised in Berkeley the Bay has changed I moved to Las Vegas in 2011.
Your story sounds like the great times I was raised in🌻🌞✌🏽☮️

@foreignfilmfan711

Thanks for sharing this beautiful story, it played like a movie in my mind 👍

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