The Ultimate Bill Withers Collection

~ Release by Bill Withers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In the Name of Love
performer:
Ralph MacDonald
Bill Withers feat. Ralph MacDonald3:37
2Lean on Me
producer:
Benorce Blackmon (guitarist, producer, writer), Melvin Dunlap, James Gadson (American drummer), Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger) and Bill Withers
drums (drum set) and percussion:
James Gadson (American drummer) (in 1972)
electric bass guitar:
Melvin Dunlap (in 1972)
electric guitar:
Benorce Blackmon (guitarist, producer, writer) (in 1972)
piano and lead vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1972)
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger) (in 1972)
strings arranger:
Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1972), CBS Records Ltd. (UK record company, subsidiary of CBS United Kingdom Ltd.) (in 1972), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (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 (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd., Interior Music (Les Disques du Crépuscule sub‐label), Interior Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Bill Withers4.254:19
3Use Me
engineer:
Bob Hughes (engineer) and Phil Sheer
producer:
Benorce Blackmon (guitarist, producer, writer), Melvin Dunlap, James Gadson (American drummer), Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger) and Bill Withers
acoustic guitar:
Benorce Blackmon (guitarist, producer, writer)
clavinet and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Ray Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
James Gadson (American drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Melvin Dunlap
lead vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Use Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp. (in 1972)
Bill Withers4.33:43
4Harlem
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
recording of:
Harlem
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
Bill Withers43:21
5Don’t It Make It Better
recording of:
Don’t It Make It Better
writer:
Paul Smith (keyboardist/producer, worked with Bill Withers and Idris Muhammad) and Bill Withers
Bill Withers4:13
6I Wish You Well
recording of:
I Wish You Well
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
Bill Withers13:58
7Watching You Watching Me
assistant engineer:
Eddie Heath
engineer:
Kendall Brown, Keith Seppanen (Engineer) and Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
producer:
Denny Diante, Ralph MacDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar, brass, clavinet, glockenspiel [bells], harpsichord, strings and synthesizer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Dann Huff
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
Rhodes piano:
Richard Tee
synthesizer [synthesizer strings]:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
background vocals:
Lonnie Groves, Yvonne Lewis and Maretha Stewart
vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (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 (US producer & arranger)
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and Antisia Music Inc. (from 1981 to present)
Bill Withers25:49
8Kissing My Love
recording of:
Kissing My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
Bill Withers23:47
9It Ain’t Because of Me Baby
producer:
Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Jerry Knight
drums (drum set):
Alvin Taylor (drummer)
guitar:
Ray Parker
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
synthesizer:
Mike Jones (Michael Ray Jones)
vocals:
Bill Withers
brass [horns] and strings arranger:
Paul Riser
concertmaster:
Charles Veal (violinist, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recording of:
It Ain’t Because of Me Baby
writer:
Michael Jones (Michael Ray Jones) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Golden Withers Music and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Bill Withers13:31
10Tender Things
producer:
Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Keni Burke
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel (session drummer)
guitar:
Ray Parker
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Clarence McDonald
concertmaster:
Charles Veal (violinist, conductor and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recording of:
Tender Things
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Golden Withers Music and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Bill Withers24:55
11Don’t Make Me Wait
engineer:
Ed Cherney, Keith Seppanen (Engineer), Tom Suefort and Erik Zobler
producer:
Denny Diante, Don Freeman and Bill Withers
bass guitar, clavinet, drum machine [Linn drum synthesizer], piano [acoustic piano], strings and synthesizer:
Don Freeman
bass guitar [bass slides]:
Robert Popwell
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
synthesizer [synthesizer strings]:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Don Freeman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Redwing Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
Don’t Make Me Wait
writer:
Don Freeman and Bill Withers
publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Bleunig Music (from 1985 to present), Haymaker Music (from 1985 to present) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1985 to present)
Bill Withers14:01
12You Just Can’t Smile It Away
engineer:
Ed Cherney and Keith Seppanen (Engineer)
producer:
Bill Withers
solo saxophone:
Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
synthesizer [synthesizer strings]:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
synthesizer [Yamaha DX-7]:
Paul Smith (keyboardist/producer, worked with Bill Withers and Idris Muhammad)
background vocals:
Edie Lehman and Kate Markowitz
vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
You Just Can’t Smile It Away
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and Bleunig Music (from 1985 to present)
Bill Withers14:42
13Steppin’ Right Along
engineer:
Keith Seppanen (Engineer)
producer:
Bill Withers
clavinet and synthesizer [Yamaha DX-7]:
Bill Withers
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
electronic drum set [Simmons], hi-hat, tambourine and tom-tom [toms]:
M.B. Gordy
guitar:
Joe Kelly (obscure disco artist)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
synthesizer [Yamaha DX-7, pizzicato, horns]:
Paul Smith (keyboardist/producer, worked with Bill Withers and Idris Muhammad)
synthesizer [Yamaha DX-7, strings, voices] and vibraphone [vibes]:
Don Freeman
other vocals [Hots!]:
Denise Routt
vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (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 (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and Bleunig Music (from 1983 to present)
Bill Withers15:43
14You Try to Find a Love
recording of:
You Try To Find a Love
lyricist:
Bill Withers
writer:
Michel Colombier (French score composer) and Bill Withers
composer:
Michel Colombier (French score composer)
publisher:
Michel Colombier Music, Victor Music Arts, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), Bleunig Music (from 1985 to present) and Coldeye Music (from 1985 to present)
Bill Withers5:43
15Lovely Day (7" Sunshine mix)
producer:
Clarence McDonald
remixer:
Ben Liebrand
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1988)
remix of:
Lovely Day by Bill Withers
recording of:
Lovely Day
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. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Bill Withers3.54:08
16Ain’t No Sunshine (7" Total Eclipse mix)
remixer:
Ben Liebrand
remix of:
Ain’t No Sunshine by Bill Withers
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
Bill Withers5:44
17Harlem ’89 (extended remix)
producer:
Booker T. Jones
remixer:
Ben Liebrand
Bill Withers6:13