Album
The Best Of Bill Withers
1975 · Funk / Soul
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Best Of Bill Withers is a Soul & Funk album by Bill Withers, originally released in 1975. On Gatefold: 14 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
Seventies soul icon Bill Withers has a passionate, sandpapery voice and a gift for writing poignant yet catchy songs. In the friendship tribute of “Lean on Me,” the tense downbeat blues of “Who Is He? (And What Is He to You?),” and the summery disco of “Lovely Day,” his easygoing delivery leaves the impression that the songs just flowed out of him. A final valedictory duet with jazz saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr., “Just the Two of Us,” perfectly captures the era’s groovy romance.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Lean On Me4:17
- A2Grandma's Hands2:00
- A3Harlem3:23
- A4Use Me3:46
- A5Everybody's Talkin'3:21
Side B
- B1Ain't No Sunshine2:04
- B2Kissing My Love3:49
- B3You5:18
- B4The Same Love That Made Me Laugh3:23
- B5Who Is He (And What Is He To You)3:12
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- warm
- soulful
- earnest
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Label variation, with all song titles below the spindle hole
Pressing, indicated by:
- the 2.875" diameter press ring,
- "Re" suffix (for "Research Craft") at the end of the runout matrix string.
- lightly-etched, mirrored (backwards) two digit number (74) positioned to the left of the main matrix etching (see side B runouts)
Catalog number represented with a dash as "SRA-8037" on the spine, back cover, and labels.
Some copies may have an impression stamped into the front cover stating, "NOT FOR SALE, PROMOTION USE ONLY"
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Booker T. JonesPRODUCER
- Benorce BlackmonCO-PRODUCER [WITH]
- Benorce BlackmonPRODUCER
- Bill WithersPRODUCER
- Bill WithersWRITTEN-BY, PRODUCER
- James GadsonCO-PRODUCER [WITH]
- James GadsonPRODUCER
- Melvin DunlapCO-PRODUCER [WITH]
- Melvin DunlapPRODUCER
- Ray JacksonCO-PRODUCER [WITH]
- Ray JacksonPRODUCER
Songwriting
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 14 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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