Editing Louie Louie (section)

====Barry White (1981)====
Disco king [[Barry White]] created Richard Berry's "all-time favorite" version{{sfn|Marsh|1993|page=168}} as he "reworked and revamped"<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=October 17, 1981|title=Disco Mix|first=Barry|last=Lederer|page=64}}</ref> the original to create a "Latin-tinged"<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=September 28, 1981|title=Top Album Picks - Soul|page=72}}</ref> rendition that "took the song from pure rock 'n' roll to pure moan 'n' groan".{{sfn|Marsh|1993|page=168}} Not all reaction was positive, however, as [[CD Review]] dismissed it as "blasphemy" and "disco-fied".<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=CD Review|volume=8|page=36|title=Review of Barry White's ''Beware!''|date=1992|publisher=WGE Publishers}}</ref>

White commented,<blockquote>''I'm gonna sing just like Richard Berry. I'm gonna do this song that this black guy wrote. Everybody thinks that these white guys recorded it, but a black guy did this.''{{sfn|Marsh|1993|page=169}}</blockquote>

Dave Marsh summarized Berry's reaction,<blockquote>''In White's arrangement, "Louie Louie" emerges as an up-tempo Latin groove, driven by timbales and congas and punctuated by brilliant trumpet riffs, while White supplements the chorus with the plaintive interpolation "Comin' home, Jamaaaica!" Richard Berry loved it because White's version finally brought to life his original vision of "all the timbales and congas going, and me singing 'Louie Louie'."   "Barry White did it exactly the way I wanted to do it," Berry enthused, "I loved it."''{{sfn|Marsh|1993|page=168}}</blockquote>

In the ''Beware!'' liner notes, White wrote,<blockquote>''I would like to take this opportunity to emphasize and give an acknowledgement of credit. The song "Louie Louie" was originally written and created by a man who, I feel, was one of the true pioneers of my time. All my respect, highest admiration and love goes to Mr. Richard Berry.''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|type=LP liner notes|title=Beware!|date=1981|first=Barry|last=White}}</ref></blockquote>

The track was released on White's 1981 ''[[Beware! (Barry White album)|Beware!]]'' album, and also as 12" and a 7" single (shortened from 7:14 to 3:35).<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Barry White - Louie Louie|date=1981|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3945117-Barry-White-Louie-Louie#images |publisher=Unlimited Gold|website=Discogs.com|type=45 single label|id=4Z9 02429}}</ref> White also performed it on ''[[Soul Train]]'' on September 19, 1981, and on ''[[American Bandstand]]'' on August 8, 1981.<ref>{{cite web|website=Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/american-bandstand/season-24/episode-39-episode-2439/|title=American Bandstand Season 24|access-date=October 12, 2023}}</ref>