Practice What You Preach (song)

"Practice What You Preach"
Single by Barry White
from the album The Icon Is Love
B-side
  • "Love Is the Icon"
  • "Super Lover"
Released1994
GenreR&B
Length
  • 4:02 (single version)
  • 5:59 (album version)
LabelA&M
Songwriters
Producers
  • Barry White
  • Tony Nicholas
  • Gerald Levert
Barry White singles chronology
"Dark and Lovely (You Over There)"
(1992)		 "Practice What You Preach"
(1994)		 "Come On"
(1995)
Music video
"Practice What You Preach" on YouTube

"Practice What You Preach" is a song by American singer-songwriter Barry White, released in 1994 by A&M Records as the first single from the singer's nineteenth studio album, The Icon Is Love (1994). The song was written by White, Gerald Levert and Edwin Nicholas. It spent three weeks at number-one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and reached numbers 19 and 18 on the Cash Box Top 100 and Billboard Hot 100.[1] The song became a gold record and also won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year.[2][3] The accompanying music video was directed by Randee St. Nicholas.

Critical reception

Upon the release, Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "White sure hasn't lost his seductive touch—as proven vividly on this shimmering ballad from his new set, The Icon Is Love. He sings with tingling force, framing the track with his signature love talk. Collaborators Gerald Levert and Tony Nicholas keep the music contemporary and primed for instant R&B radio approval. We'd love to see some of today's young turks "freak" with this kind of sex appeal."[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media stated, "'Nuff said, now it's time to shake some action, demands the high priest of midnight love. As always, he dims the lights and puts on his most sensual coffee-brown voice. Hallelujah, play him!"[5]

Charts

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 621.
  2. ↑ J.R. Reynolds (February 18, 1995). "Boyz II Men Are Top Soul Train Nominees; BET Special Spotlights Pioneer Publicist" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 7. p. 20. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ J.R. Reynolds (March 25, 1995). "Motown Leads Pack At Soul Train Music Awards" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 12. p. 12. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  4. ↑ Flick, Larry (September 24, 1994). "Single Reviews: R&B" (PDF). Billboard. p. 73. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 8. February 25, 1995. p. 12. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 8002". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  7. ↑ "Barry White – Practice What You Preach" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Search results for "Barry White" | Official Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Barry White Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Barry White Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Hot Dance Music: Maxi-Singles Sales" (PDF). Billboard. January 7, 1995. p. 22. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Barry White Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  13. ↑ Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-1996
  14. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
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