"You See the Trouble with Me" is a song by Barry White

Barry White

Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...

 and Ray Parker Jr.

Ray Parker Jr.

Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...

, and was a hit single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 in 1976 and 2000.

The song first appeared on White's 1976 album Let the Music Play. In its initial release, the track reached #14 on Billboard

Billboard charts

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's Black Singles chart, and #2 in the UK.

A cover version in 2000, credited to Black Legend

Black Legend (music)

Black Legend is a collaboration between Italian DJs and producers Enrico Ferrari and Ciro Sasso; plus British vocalist Elroy "Spoonface" Powell....

, originally sampled Barry White; however, White had not given permission for this, so the vocals were re-recorded by Black Legend member Elroy "Spoonface" Powell

Spoonface

Elroy Powell, better known by his stage name Spoonface is a British singer/songwriter/producer/performer, and the voice behind Black Legend...

. This 2000 version - falling under the genre tribal house

Tribal house

Tribal house is a subgenre of house music similar in structure to deep house, but providing elements of ethnic or indigenous musical percussions...

 - was a hit across Europe, reaching #1 in the UK in June of that year. The song was the 40th best selling of 2000 in the UK.

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...  Singles Chart	26
Begium (Flanders) Singles Chart	42
Belgium (Walonia) Singles Chart	5
Dutch Singles Chart	16
French Singles Chart	21
Noweigian Singles Chart	20
Swiss Singles Chart	22
UK Singles Chart	1