| Barry White의 싱글 | ||||
| "Dark and Lovely (You Over There)" (1992) | → | Practice What You Preach (1994) | → | "Come On" (1995) |
| Practice What You Preach | ||||
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| 수록 음반 | The Icon Is Love | |||
| 아티스트 | Barry White | |||
| B-Side | "Practice What You Preach (Instrumental)" (카세트 싱글) "Love is the Icon (Roger's Hard Luv Mix)" "Practice What You Preach (Kenneth Crouch Remix)" (12인치 싱글) | |||
| 발매일 | 1994년 | |||
| 녹음 | 1993년 ~ 1994년 라이즈 랩스 (캘리포니아 주 셔먼 옥스) 레코드 원 스튜디오 (캘리포니아 주 셔먼 옥스)[1] 오션 웨이 스튜디오 (캘리포니아 주 로스앤젤레스)[2] 사운드 캐슬 (캘리포니아 주 실버레이크)[3] | |||
| 장르 | R&B, 필라델피아 소울 | |||
| 재생 시간 | 5:58 (앨범 버전) 3:59 (에딧 버전) | |||
| 레이블 | A&M | |||
| 송라이터 | Barry White, Gerald Levert, Edwin "Tony" Nicholas | |||
| 프로듀서 | Barry White, Gerald Levert, Tony Nicholas | |||
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1. 개요
배리 화이트의 싱글이며 그의 19집 앨범 The Icon Is Love의 첫 싱글로 1994년에 발매되었다.2. 오디오/뮤직 비디오
| 오디오 |
| 앨범 버전 |
| 뮤직 비디오 |
3. 가사
| [Spoken Intro] So, what do you want to do? I'm here, baby I'm ready, baby I'm waiting on you Believe me, I am patiently waiting on you [Verse 1] Girl, there's something wrong with me Every time I'm alone with you You keep talking 'bout you loving me Hey babe, your foreplay just blows my mind So why don't we stop all the talking, girl Why don't we stop wasting time? [Pre-Chorus] I've had, my share of lovers And some say I'm damn good But if you think you can turn me out Baby, I wish that you would [Chorus] 'Cause you keep telling me this and telling me that You say once I'm with you, I'll never go back You say there's a lesson that you want to teach Well, here I am, baby, practice what you preach I'm telling you this, I'm telling you that 'Cause once I've been with you, you'll never go back There is a lesson that I'm gonna teach Well, here I am, baby, practice what you preach [Verse 2] Girl, it's just you and me, so many things I could do to you and so many ways I can please Hey, hey, hey, it's your move, girl Why don't you start turning down the lights And show me just what you can do? [Pre-Chorus] Hey baby, I've had my share of lovers Some of them were damn good But if you think you can turn me out Girl, I just wish that you would [Chorus] 'Cause you keep telling me this and telling me that You say once I'm with you, I'll never go back I know there's a lesson that you want to teach Well, here I am, baby, practice what you preach I'm saying this because it's a fact (Is it?) Once I've been with you, you'll never go back (Really?) There is a lesson that I'm gonna teach Well, here I am, baby, practice what you preach [Spoken Bridge] Ladies, baby, baby, baby We're wasting time, precious time All this talk about what you're gonna do And how you're gonna do it to me Come on, practice what you preach [Pre-Chorus] Now, I've had my share of lovers Some say I'm damn good But if you think you can turn me out Girl, I just wish that you would 'Cause you keep Oh, you just keep Nah... [Chorus] You just keep telling me this and telling me that You say once I'm with you, I'll never go back You say there's a lesson you wanna teach Well, here I am baby, practice what you preach I'm saying this because it's a fact (Is it?) Once I've been with you, you'll never go back (Really?) There is a lesson that I'm gonna teach Well, I'm still waiting, practice what you preach I'm telling you this, I'm telling you that 'Cause once I've been with you, you'll never go back (Show me) There is a lesson that I'm gonna teach Here I am, practice on me I'm saying this because it's a fact (Is it?) Once I've been with you, you'll never go back (Really?) There is a lesson that I'm gonna teach Girl, I'm still waiting, practice what you preach I'm telling you this, I'm telling you that 'Cause once I've been with you, you'll never go back There is a lesson that I'm gonna teach Here I am, girl, practice on me I'm saying this because it's a fact Once I've been with you, you'll never go back (Really?) There is a lesson that I'm gonna teach Well, I'm here, baby, practice what you preach I'm telling you this, I'm telling you that 'Cause once I've been with you, you'll never go back There is a lesson that I'm gonna teach Girl, I'm still waiting, practice what you preach I'm saying this because it's a fact (Is it?) Once I've been with you, you'll never go back (Really?) I'm gonna teach Here I am, practice what you preach |
4. 차트 성적
빌보드 R&B 차트에서 1994년 11월 셋째 주부터 12월 첫째 주까지 3주 연속 1위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 18위를 기록했다.1994년 빌보드 R&B 연말 차트에서 48위, 1995년 빌보드 R&B 연말 차트에서 20위에 올랐다.