Love’s Theme (instrumental version)

~ Recording by Love Unlimited Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Love’s Theme (instrumental)4:08Love UnlimitedUnder the Influence of… Love UnlimitedLove UnlimitedAlbum
Philips6370 204
1.1Love’s Theme (instrumental)4:08Love UnlimitedUnder the Influence of… Love UnlimitedLove UnlimitedAlbum
20th Century Records (1972–1978; name reverted in 1978 to 20th Century-Fox Records)T-414
1.1Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraBlack ExplosionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ronco RecordsBPR 2008
1.1Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraBlack ExplosionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ronco Records4C/BPR 2008
1.12Love's Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraMusic Power: 22 Original HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (international budget record label)TC 214
1.8Love's Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraRhapsody in WhiteLove Unlimited OrchestraAlbum
20th Century Records (1972–1978; name reverted in 1978 to 20th Century-Fox Records)T-433
2.10Love’s Theme4:05The Love Unlimited OrchestraThe Best of Our LoveBarry White, Love Unlimited, The Love Unlimited OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Unlimited Gold RecordsZ2X 36957
1.8Love’s Theme4:07The Love Unlimited OrchestraBarry White - The CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • XW1988-09-12
Island Def Jam (clean up, see annotation)
1.7Love’s Theme4:10Love Unlimited OrchestraBarry’s GoldBarry White and Love UnlimitedAlbum + Compilation
Polystar (Germany)832 142-1
1.7Love’s Theme4:10Love Unlimited OrchestraBarry’s GoldBarry White and Love UnlimitedAlbum + Compilation
Polystar (Germany)832 142-2
1.8Love's Theme4:08Barry White with The Love Unlimited OrchestraThe Collection (made in Germany)Barry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)834 790-2
1.8Love’s Theme4:05Barry White with Love Unlimited OrchestraThe CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)834 790-1, BWTV 1
1.8Love’s Theme4:07Barry White with The Love Unlimited OrchestraThe Collection (made in West Germany)Barry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • -1988
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)834 790-2
1.8Love’s Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraThe CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)834 790 4
1.3Love’s Theme4:06Love Unlimited OrchestraSimon Bates Presents: The Golden Years of the ’70s, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Pickwick Music (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.)PWKS 592
1.19Love's Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraDe Pre Historie 1974Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), PolyGram, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)260.746
1.2Love’s Theme4:09Love Unlimited OrchestraJust for YouBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-11-17
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 514 143-2
1.4Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited Orchestra25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1974, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.12Love's Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraGolden Instrumental Hits, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Paradiso (Belgian label)PA 611-2
1.9Love's Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraThe Ultimate CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)515 303-2
1.9Love's Theme4:03Love Unlimited OrchestraDance Classics - The Hits, Volume 9Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Unidisc (Canadian disco and dance music label)SPLK-7139
1.12Love’s Theme4:09Love Unlimited OrchestraGoldBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Double PlatinumSMP 850020
1.1Love’s Theme4:11Love Unlimited OrchestraAll-Time Greatest HitsBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-06-07
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 522 459-2
1.1Love's Theme4:12Love Unlimited OrchestraAll-Time Greatest HitsBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1994-06-07
Island Mercury Labelgroup522 459-2
1.10Love's Theme4:08Barry WhiteI'm Gonna Love YouBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • US1994-11-22
BCD USA74030
1.4Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited Orchestra25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1974Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Connoisseur CollectionXRRT CD 74
1.1Love’s Theme4:09Love Unlimited OrchestraAll Time Greatest HitsBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram314 522 459-2, P2-22459
1.1Love’s Theme4:11Love Unlimited OrchestraAll-Time Greatest HitsBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)522 459-2
1.1Love’s Theme4:13Barry WhiteAnthologyBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)522459-2
1.5Love's Theme4:11Love Unlimited OrchestraThe Best of Barry White's Love Unlimited OrchestraLove Unlimited OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-06-06
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 526 945-2
3.11Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraTotally 70’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1995
Insight (Polygram sublabel)
1.7Love’s Theme4:11Love Unlimited OrchestraBack to Back: Their Greatest HitsBarry White & Love Unlimited OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • US1996-05-14
Rebound Records (1990s budget reissue imprint)314 520 358-2
1.9Love’s Theme4:08Barry WhiteCan't Get Enough of Your Love: Best of Barry WhiteBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • ZA1996-09-30
PolyGram SA (not for release label use; South Africa subsidiary)GSCD 394
2.12Love’s Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraAnd Then She Kissed Me: 38 Classic Love Songs: Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Débutante535 672-2, 535 674-2
1.15Love’s Theme4:11Love Unlimited OrchestraPure Disco 2 (CRC Club Edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-11-11
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)P2-55120
1.15Love's Theme4:11Love Unlimited OrchestraPure Disco 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-11-11
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)31455 5120-2
2.19Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraDe J@ren ’70, Deel 5 – 1974Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. See annotation)74321 419922
1.15Love's Theme4:11Love Unlimited OrchestraPure Disco 2 (BMG club edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)31455 5120-2, D121361
1.15Love's Theme4:11Love Unlimited OrchestraPure Disco 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)p2-55120
1.8Love's Theme4:06Love Unlimited OrchestraRhapsody in WhiteLove Unlimited OrchestraAlbum
  • US1998-05-19
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 558 201-2
3.2Love's Theme4:08Love Unlimited Orchestra20th Century DiscoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Insight Music Ltd564569
1.8Love’s Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraThe CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)834 790-2
1.18Love’s Theme4:09Barry WhiteThe Ultimate CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)545 610 2
2.1Love’s Theme4:09Love Unlimited OrchestraThe Ultimate CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-01-25
1.8Love’s Theme4:09Love Unlimited OrchestraBest Pop BalladsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2000-02-21
Polymedia Music Service564 367-2
2.1Love's Theme4:09Love Unlimited OrchestraThe Ultimate CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-04-25
UTV Records314 542 291-2
1.17Love’s Theme4:08Barry WhiteThe Ultimate CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.17Love's Theme4:06Barry WhiteThe Ultimate CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2000-10-20
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)560 471-2
1.20Love’s Theme4:08The Love Unlimited OrchestraTubes DiscoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2000-10-24
Universal Licensing Music (U.L.M)560 857-2
1.20Love’s Theme4:08Love Unlimited Orchestra70s Love SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)5418442
2.4Love's Theme4:07Barry WhiteLock, Stock: The TV SeriesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin TVVTCD305, VTDCD 305
2.16Love’s Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraRespect: The Soundtrack to The Soul GenerationVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)524 863 2
1.18Love’s Theme4:09Barry WhiteThe Ultimate CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)545 610-2(18)
1.17Love’s Theme4:08Barry WhiteThe Ultimate CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)560 471 2
1.19Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraMusic of the Year: 1974Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2001-01-15
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)544 454-2
2.1Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraHet beste uit alle 13 goed, Deel 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Hunter Music (Netherlands)HM 1339-2
1.1Love’s Theme4:09Love Unlimited Orchestra feat. Barry WhiteLes légendes de la soulBarry White / Marvin GayeAlbum + Compilation
1.1Love's Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraLes Légendes de La SoulBarry White / Marvin GayeAlbum + Compilation
Universal Licensing Music (U.L.M)069 724-2
1.12Love’s Theme4:09Love Unlimited OrchestraAbsolument 70: Les Plus Grands Tubes InternationauxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2003-02-11
Universal Music France501 598-2
1.1Love's Theme4:05Love Unlimited OrchestraLove SongsBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-02-25
1.5Love Theme4:08Barry WhiteBest of Barry WhiteBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-06-24
BCI Eclipse Music40140-2
2.1Love’s Theme (single version)4:09Love Unlimited OrchestraSATURN Party Edition: Die geilsten 70er HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2003-11-02
1.5Love Theme4:06Barry WhiteLet The Music PlayBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2003-11-08
RC 9632
1.1Love's Theme4:08Barry WhitePacha Ibiza 30 AniversarioVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2003-12-10
Ceresco
2.1Love’s Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraJe t’aime 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)068 528-2
1.20Love's Theme4:05Love Unlimited OrchestraLet's Go DiscoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Concept Records (Australia)CEL017/3
1.1Love's Theme4:05Love Unlimited OrchestraLove SongsBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)068 642-2
1.1Love’s Theme4:04Love Unlimited OrchestraLove SongsBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)068 642-2
2.3Love's Theme4:10Love Unlimited OrchestraNo. 1 Disco HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
X-MediaXMCD01
2.14Love’s Theme4:10Love Unlimited OrchestraParty Power Pack: 70’s KultVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Marketing Group (Division specialised in marketing compilations), Brunswick News068 939-2
2.14Love's Theme4:05Barry WhiteSmooth Jazz 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
UCJ (UK label of “Universal Classics & Jazz, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.”)0694612
1.1Love's Theme4:09Barry WhiteUltimate CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)CCM 981 133-1
2.18Love’s Theme4:07Barry WhiteSteve Wright’s Sunday Love Songs: Chocolates & ChampagneVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-02-02
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)981 6480
2.16Love’s Theme4:05Love Unlimited OrchestraAs 100 Mais Da Antena 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • BR2004-11-30
Universal Music Ltda. (Brasil)830369
1.7Love’s Theme4:11Barry WhiteLove CollectionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-12-14
Madacy RecordsMEG2 50864
2.12Love's Theme4:11Love Unlimited OrchestraEssential Easy: 4 Decades of Timeless ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
X-MediaXMCD22
2.13Love’s Theme4:05Barry WhiteSmooth Jazz 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
UCJ (UK label of “Universal Classics & Jazz, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.”), Universal Music New Zealand9816736
1.12Love’s Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraUnforgettable Songs: 20 Easy Listening HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)981629-2
1.1Love's Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraOne Shot Disco, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • IT2005-11-20
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)545 286-2
4.19Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited Orchestra100 Hits of the 70’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)771 619-2
2.15Love's Theme4:10Love Unlimited OrchestraGreatest Love of AllVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Lombardini MusicLOMBDCD01
1.1Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraWhite Gold: The Very Best of Barry WhiteBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)9834692
1.1Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraGold: The Very BestBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2006-05-05
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)0602498007310
2.9Love's Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraDisco Fever and the Beat Goes OnVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.2Love’s Theme4:09Love Unlimited OrchestraSexyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Compact Disc Club
1.1Love’s Theme4:09Love Unlimited OrchestraWhite Gold: The Very Best of Barry WhiteBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
2.8Love’s Theme4:05The Love Unlimited OrchestraGreatest Ever! Smooth: The Definitive CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-09-04
Union Square MusicGTSTCD019
1.7Love’s Theme4:11Love Unlimited OrchestraForever Barry WhiteBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-10-16
Madacy RecordsTC253040
1.7Love’s Theme?:??Barry WhiteBarry White Collector’s EditionBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Madacy EntertainmentTC2 53040
2.1Love’s Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraGoldBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2008-04-08
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)0-06025-1758104-3
2.2Love’s Theme4:08Love Unlimited OrchestraTriple Best OfBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2008-11-03
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)531 328-8
3.11Love Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraDiscobar Galaxie: Inside the SoundsystemVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • BE2009-11-09
EMI Music Belgium5099945603822, 5099945603921, 5099945604027
1.1Love's Theme4:03Love Unlimited OrchestraA Complete Introduction to DiscoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-09-20
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)5328514
1.1Love's Theme4:03Love Unlimited OrchestraA Complete Introduction to DiscoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-09-20
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)5328514
1.1Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraIcon: Barry WhiteBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-11-02
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)4684
Promotion
1.13Love’s Theme4:10Barry White (Love Unlimited Orchestra)Pop/Rock: Music That Changed Our Lives™Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGramSACD-1331
1.10Love’s Theme4:05Barry WhiteHet Beste Van Barry WhiteBarry WhiteAlbum + Compilation
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)541366094 261314
1.3Love's Theme4:10Love Unlimited OrchestraDj Collection: Love PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sorrisi e Canzoni TVDJC 05 07
1.10Love's Theme4:10The Love Unlimited OrchestraPop 101 Collection '70 Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sorrisi e Canzoni TVPOP 06 02
Bootleg
1.19Love’s Theme4:07Love Unlimited OrchestraGreatest HitsBarry WhiteCompilation
Star Mark16479-1/2

Relationships

engineer:Paul Elmore (engineer)
Frank Kegmer (engineer)
producer:Barry White
orchestra:Love Unlimited Orchestra
conductor:Barry White
arranger:Gene Page
Barry White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:20th Century Records (1972–1978; name reverted in 1978 to 20th Century-Fox Records) (in 1973)
mash-ups:The Only Love’s Theme by G3RSt
edits:Love’s Theme (single version)
recording of:Love’s Theme (instrumental version) (in 1973)

Love’s Theme (instrumental version)

composer:Barry White
publisher:January Music Corp.
Sa‐Vette Music Inc.
later versions:Love’s Theme (vocal version)
is the basis for:Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)