Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers

~ Release by Bill Withers (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Part of "Legacy's Rhythm and Soul Series"
Made in Austria

Matrix / Runout: Sony Music IFP1 L555 01-480506-10 15 A4
Mould SID Code: IFP1 946A

Tracklist

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1Ain't No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson (in 1971) and Bill Lazarus (in 1971)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson, Jr. (in 1971)
electric bass guitar:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (in 1971)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1971)
strings arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (in 1971) and Columbia Records (in 1972)
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 179), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 280) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Songs Ltd.
2:07
2Grandma's Hands
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden
electric guitar:
Stephen Stills
lead vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
recording of:
Grandma’s Hands (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
2:02
3Lean on Me
producer:
Benorce Blackmon, Melvin Dunlap, James Gadson, Ray Jackson and Bill Withers
drums (drum set) and percussion:
James Gadson (in 1972)
electric bass guitar:
Melvin Dunlap (in 1972)
electric guitar:
Benorce Blackmon (in 1972)
piano and lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1972)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Ray Jackson (in 1972)
strings arranger:
Ray Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (in 1972), CBS Records Ltd. (in 1972), Columbia Records (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 205) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 236)
recording of:
Lean on Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Interior Music, Interior Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4:20
4Use Me
engineer:
Bob Hughes and Phil Sheer
producer:
Benorce Blackmon, Melvin Dunlap, James Gadson, Ray Jackson and Bill Withers
acoustic guitar:
Benorce Blackmon
clavinet and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Ray Jackson
drums (drum set) and percussion:
James Gadson
electric bass guitar:
Melvin Dunlap
lead vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (in 1972)
recorded at:
Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Use Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp. (in 1972)
3:49
5Kissing My Love
recording of:
Kissing My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
3:52
6Who Is He? (And What Is He to You?)
producer:
Benorce Blackmon, Melvin Dunlap, James Gadson, Ray Jackson and Bill Withers
clavinet:
Ray Jackson
drums (drum set) and percussion:
James Gadson
electric bass guitar:
Melvin Dunlap
electric guitar:
Benorce Blackmon
lead vocals:
Bill Withers
strings arranger:
Ray Jackson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (in 1972)
recording of:
Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?
writer:
Stanley McKenny and Bill Withers
3:16
7I Don't Want You on My Mind
recording of:
I Don’t Want You on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
4:39
8The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
recording of:
The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
3:26
9Hello Like Before
producer:
Larry Nash and Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (in 1975)
recording of:
Hello Like Before
writer:
John Collins and Bill Withers
publisher:
Golden Withers Music
5:31
10Lovely Day
producer:
Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Jerry Knight (in 1977)
drums (drum set) and shakers:
Russell Kunkel (in 1977)
guitar:
Ray Parker (in 1977)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald (in 1977)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1977)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1977)
arranger:
Clarence McDonald
concertmaster:
Charles Veal (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Ltd. (in 1977), CBS, Inc. (in 1977) and Columbia Records (in 1977)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 402)
recording of:
Lovely Day (in 1977)
writer:
Skip Scarborough and Bill Withers
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Golden Withers Music, Plaid Flowers Music, Sweet Cookie Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4:17
11Let Me Be the One You Need
producer:
Keni Burke, Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Keni Burke
congas and drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
vocals:
Bill Withers
brass [horns] and strings arranger:
Paul Riser
concertmaster:
Charles Veal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1977)
recording of:
Let Me Be the One You Need
writer:
Skip Scarborough and Bill Withers
publisher:
Golden Withers Music, Plaid Flowers Music, Sweet Cookie Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4:48
12I Want to Spend the Night
producer:
Keni Burke and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Keni Burke
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel
guitar:
Bill Withers
keyboard:
Dean Gant
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
vocals:
Bill Withers
brass [horns] and strings arranger:
Paul Riser
concertmaster:
Charles Veal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1977)
recording of:
I Want to Spend the Night
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Golden Withers Music and フジパシフィックミュージック
3:45
13Steppin' Right Along
engineer:
Keith Seppanen
producer:
Bill Withers
clavinet and synthesizer [Yamaha DX-7]:
Bill Withers
drums (drum set):
John Robinson
electronic drum set [Simmons], hi-hat, tambourine and tom-tom [toms]:
M.B. Gordy
guitar:
Joe Kelly
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
synthesizer [Yamaha DX-7, pizzicato, horns]:
Paul Smith
synthesizer [Yamaha DX-7, strings, voices] and vibraphone [vibes]:
Don Freeman
other vocals [Hots!]:
Denise Routt
vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at:
Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
Steppin’ Right Along
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and Bleunig Music (from 1983 to present)
5:47
14Whatever Happens
engineer:
Keith Seppanen
producer:
Denny Diante and Bill Withers
glockenspiel [bells] and synthesizer [synthesizer strings]:
Michel Colombier
synthesizer [DX-7 piano]:
Greg Phillinganes
vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at:
Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
Whatever Happens
lyricist:
Bill Withers
composer:
Larry Carlton and Bill Withers
publisher:
Victor Music Arts, フジパシフィックミュージック, Bleunig Music (from 1985 to present) and Pal‐Dog Music (from 1985 to present)
3:18
15Watching You Watching Me
assistant engineer:
Eddie Heath
engineer:
Kendall Brown, Keith Seppanen and Frank Wolf
producer:
Denny Diante, Ralph MacDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar, brass, clavinet, glockenspiel [bells], harpsichord, strings and synthesizer:
Marcus Miller
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams
guitar:
Dann Huff
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
Rhodes piano:
Richard Tee
synthesizer [synthesizer strings]:
Robbie Buchanan
background vocals:
Lonnie Groves, Yvonne Lewis and Maretha Stewart
vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at:
Rosebud Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
Watching You Watching Me
lyricist and composer:
William Eaton
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and Antisia Music Inc. (from 1981 to present)
5:51
16Heart in Your Life
engineer:
Keith Seppanen
producer:
Denny Diante and Bill Withers
bass guitar, effects, piano [acoustic piano], strings and synthesizer:
Bill Withers
drum machine [Yamaha RX-11, drum synthesizer]:
Keith Seppanen
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
synthesizer [DX-7, lead synthesizer]:
Greg Phillinganes
vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
Heart in Your Life
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and Bleunig Music (from 1985 to present)
4:17
17You Try to Find a Love
recording of:
You Try To Find a Love
lyricist:
Bill Withers
writer:
Michel Colombier and Bill Withers
composer:
Michel Colombier
publisher:
Michel Colombier Music, Victor Music Arts, フジパシフィックミュージック, Bleunig Music (from 1985 to present) and Coldeye Music (from 1985 to present)
5:46
18Just the Two of Us
producer:
Ralph MacDonald and Grover Washington, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
electric bass guitar:
Marcus Miller (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
electric guitar:
Eric Gale (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
Rhodes piano:
Richard Tee (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
saxophone:
Grover Washington, Jr. (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
lead vocals:
Bill Withers (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group (in 1980), Elektra Records (in 1980) and Elektra/Asylum Records (in 1980)
edit of:
Just the Two of Us by Bill Withers & Grover Washington, Jr.
recording of:
Just the Two of Us (Bill Withers song) (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
writer:
Ralph MacDonald, William Salter and Bill Withers
publisher:
Antisia Music Inc. and Bleunig Music
3:58