Success

In 1969, he got his break backing up three talented singers in a girl group called Love Unlimited. Formed in imitation of the legendary Motown girl group The Supremes, the group members honed their talents with White for the next two years until they all signed contracts with 20th Century Records. White produced, wrote and arranged the classic soul ballad Walking in the Rain (With The One I Love), which hit the Top 20 of the pop charts. The group would score more hits throughout the '70s and White eventually married the lead singer of the group, Glodean James.

While working on a few demos for a male singer, the record label suggested White step out in front of the microphone, to which he reluctantly agreed. His first solo chart hit, 1973's I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby, rose to #1 R&B and #3 Pop. That same year, the Love Unlimited Orchestra's recording of White's composition Love's Theme reached #1 Pop in 1974, one of only two instrumental recordings ever to do so. Some regard Love's Theme as the first disco hit ever.

Other chart hits by White include Never, Never Gonna Give You Up (1973), Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe (1974), You're the First, the Last, My Everything (1974), What Am I Gonna Do With You (1975), Let the Music Play (1976), It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me (1977), Your Sweetness is My Weakness (1978), and Change (1982).