"Love's Theme" is an instrumental piece performed by the Love Unlimited Orchestra, which was conducted by Barry White in 1974. 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. An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ... Barry White ( September 12, 1944 - July 4, 2003) was an American record producer and singer responsible for the creation of numerous hit soul and disco songs. ... Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) was a Grammy Award winning American record producer, songwriter and singer responsible for the creation of numerous hit soul and disco songs. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

The recording is considered to be an influence to the disco sound, which would explode in popularity the following year. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In the mid 1970s all the way to the early 1980s, ABC Sports used "Love's Theme" as the opening theme music for its live golf coverage. In addition, WPIX used the theme as its closing music for its then-Action News franchise from 1975 to 1977. "Love's Theme" was also used as the theme song for the syndicated television series Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous early in its run. It was also used as opening theme to the soap opera "Celebridade" (2003) in Brazil. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... [1] ABC Sports is a division of ABC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. ... The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, generally regarded as the worlds Home of Golf. Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use... WPIX, channel 11, is a television station in New York City. ... WPVI-TV Action News open, 2006. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This article is about the television series. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Way We Were is the title song to the 1973 movie, The Way We Were; starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. ... Barbra Joan Streisand (born April 24, 1942 in Brooklyn) is an Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... This is a list of number-one hits in the United States by year from the Billboard Hot 100. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-12-10, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Terry Jacks (born March 29, 1944 in Winnipeg) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist. ...

External links

• Rhapsody in White at All Music Guide