Bill Withers' Greatest Hits (Remastered on 180g vinyl)

~ Release by Bill Withers (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Original Master Recording Series: numbered, limited edition

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Just 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
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A2Use 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)
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A3Ain'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.
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A4Lovely 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
4:14
A5I 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
3:41
B1Soul Shadows
producer:
Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper and Joe Sample
lead vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records Inc. (in 1980)
produced for:
Crusaders Productions, Inc.
recording of:
Soul Shadows (in 1980)
writer:
Will Jennings and Joe Sample
3:33
B2Lean 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
4:17
B3Grandma'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.
1:59
B4Hello 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
5:28
B5Who Is He 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
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