The Essential Bill Withers

~ Release by Bill Withers (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1CD: Disc One
#TitleLength
1Better Days (Theme From Man and Boy)3:28
2Ain'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.
2:06
3Harlem
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
recording of:
Harlem
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
3:24
4Grandma'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
5Hope She'll Be Happier
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
recording of:
Hope She'll Be Happier
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
3:50
6Better Off Dead
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
recording of:
Better Off Dead
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
2:16
7Lonely Town, Lonely Street
recording of:
Lonely Town, Lonely Street
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
3:42
8Let Me in Your Life
recording of:
Let Me in Your Life
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
2:42
9Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?3:14
10Use Me3:43
11Friend of Mine (live)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live recording of:
Friend of Mine
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
4:30
12I Can't Write Left-Handed (live)6:47
13Lean on Me4:19
14Make a Smile for Me
3:17
15The 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
16Heartbreak Road
recording of:
Heartbreak Road
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
3:10
17Railroad Man
recording of:
Railroad Man
writer:
Melvin Dunlap and Bill Withers
6:28
2CD: Disc Two
#TitleArtistLength
1Family Table
Bill Withers3:14
2The Best You Can
Bill Withers2:25
3Hello 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
Bill Withers5:30
4I Wish You Well
recording of:
I Wish You Well
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
Bill Withers3:59
5Don't You Want to Stay?
Bill Withers4:05
6I'll Be With You
Bill Withers3:12
7My Imagination
recording of:
My Imagination
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
Bill Withers4:53
8Lovely DayBill Withers4:16
9I Want to Spend the NightBill Withers3:42
10Tender ThingsBill Withers5:02
11Let Me Be the One You NeedBill Withers4:45
12Memories Are That Way
Bill Withers5:04
13Soul Shadows
vocals:
Bill Withers
recording of:
Soul Shadows
writer:
Will Jennings and Joe Sample
The Crusaders with Bill Withers6:25
14Just 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
Grover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers3:58
15In the Name of Love
Ralph MacDonald with Bill Withers5:02
16We Could Be Sweet Lovers
engineer:
Keith Seppanen
producer:
Bill Withers
drums (drum set):
John Robinson
flute [flutes]:
Paul Smith and Bill Withers
glockenspiel [bells] and steelpan [steel drums]:
Don Freeman
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
synthesizer [Yamaha DX-7]:
Don Freeman, Paul Smith and Bill Withers
background vocals:
Edie Lehman, Kate Markowitz and Phil Perry
other vocals [ad-lib]:
Alex Brown
vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at:
Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
We Could Be Sweet Lovers
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and Bleunig Music (from 1982 to present)
Bill Withers3:29
17Something That Turns You On
engineer:
Keith Seppanen
producer:
Bill Withers
bass guitar, Rhodes piano and synthesizer [DX-7]:
Bill Withers
clavinet and synthesizer [synthesizer horns]:
Paul Smith
cymbal and electronic drum set [Simmons toms]:
M.B. Gordy
drum machine [Linn drum synthesizer]:
Keith Seppanen
strings:
Paul Smith and Bill Withers
background vocals:
Edie Lehman, Kate Markowitz and Phil Perry
other vocals [ad-lib]:
Phil Perry
vocals:
Bill Withers
background vocals arranger:
Alex Brown, Phil Perry and Denise Routt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1985)
recorded at:
Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
Something That Turns You On
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and Bleunig Music (from 1982 to present)
Bill Withers4:27