▁Barry ▁White , ▁to ▁his ▁production ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Later , ▁he ▁played ▁key boards ▁with ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁Ep ic ▁Records ▁band ▁Te ase ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁Book er , ▁known ▁throughout ▁the ▁industry ▁as ▁a ▁keyboard ▁player , ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁his ▁music ▁pe ers ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁bass ▁player . ▁ ▁Book er ▁received ▁his ▁recording ▁contract ▁in ▁an ▁unlikely ▁manner . ▁He ▁gave ▁his ▁demo ▁t ape ▁to ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁Ger ald ▁Al br ight ▁to ▁show case ▁his ▁skills ▁as ▁a ▁music ian , ▁but ▁had ▁forgotten ▁about ▁the ▁songs ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁t ape ▁that ▁contained ▁original ▁songs ▁with ▁his ▁vocals . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁Atlantic ▁Records . ▁ ▁Book er ▁signed ▁a ▁recording ▁contract ▁with ▁Atlantic ▁to ▁release ▁his ▁debut ▁album ▁Ch uck ii ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁all ▁the ▁instruments ▁and ▁sang ▁all ▁vocals . ▁The ▁album ▁f ared ▁well ▁on ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁hit ▁singles ▁"( Don ' t ▁U ▁Know ) ▁I ▁Love ▁U " ▁and ▁the ▁# 1 ▁R & B ▁single ▁" Turn ed ▁A way ". ▁The ▁follow - up ▁final ▁album ▁Ni ice ▁' N ▁Wi ild ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁yield ed ▁another ▁chart - to pping ▁R & B ▁hit ▁" G ames ". ▁ ▁Ch uck ii ▁also ▁wrote , ▁performed ▁and ▁produced ▁the ▁single