YOUR
SWEETNESS IS MY WEAKNESS
BARRY WHITE
SONGWRITER: BARRY WHITE
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE MAN
LABEL: 20TH CENTURY FOX RECORDS
GENRE: SOUL
YEAR: 1978
Barry White(born Barry
Eugene Carter; September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) was an American singer,
songwriter and composer.
A three-time Grammy Award–winner
known for his distinctive bass-baritone voice and romantic image, White's
greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with The Love Unlimited
Orchestra, crafting many enduring soul, funk, and disco songs such as his two
biggest hits, "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and "Can't
Get Enough of Your Love, Babe".
During the course of his
career in the music business, White achieved 106 gold albums worldwide, 41 of
which also attained platinum status. White had 20 gold and 10 platinum singles,
with worldwide record sales in excess of 100 million, White is one of the world's
best-selling artists of all time. His influences included the Rev. James
Cleveland, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Elvis Presley plus Motown artists The
Supremes, the Four Tops, and Marvin Gaye.
Ooh, girl, you
know like I know, uh-huh
What your lovin',
girl, has done for me
Like a Mona Lisa
hangin' on a wall, uh-huh
You're a lovely
sight, lovely sight to see, mmm, hmm
The way you give
me your sweet love
Any place and
time when you look at me I get weak in my knees
I'm so thankful
that you're mine
Your sweetness is
my weakness, yeah
Girl, your
sweetness is my weakness, yeah, yeah
Sweetness is my
weakness, well
You sweetness is
my weakness
They all say that
I'm a fool, uh-huh
For lovin' you,
for lovin' you this way
But sure as I am,
I don't give a damn
About what the
people, what the people say
Other girls try
to imitate you
With the other
boys, uh-huh
But I'm the only
boy 'round here
Whose got the
real macoy
Sweetness is my
weakness, yeah, yeah
Sweetness is my
weakness, yeah (Uh-huh), yeah (Uh-huh)
Sweetness is my
weakness, yeah (Ooh), yeah (Ooh)
Sweetness is my
weakness, yeah, yeah
Sweetness is my
weakness.