The Ultimate Bill Withers Collection

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1In the Name of Love
performer:
Ralph MacDonald
Bill Withers feat. Ralph MacDonald3:37
2Lean on Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 205) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 236)
recording of:
Lean on Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Interior Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), 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
Bill Withers4.354:19
3Use Me
recording of:
Use Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp. (in 1972)
Bill Withers4.353:43
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
Bill Withers4:13
6I Wish You Well
recording of:
I Wish You Well
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
Bill Withers3:58
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
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 and Antisia Music Inc. (from 1981 to present)
Bill Withers5:49
8Kissing My Love
recording of:
Kissing My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
Bill Withers3:47
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
Bill Withers3:31
10Tender Things
producer:
Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Keni Burke
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel
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
Bill Withers4:55
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.
synthesizer [synthesizer strings]:
Robbie Buchanan
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, 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 (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, 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 Withers4:01
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
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 and Bleunig Music (from 1985 to present)
Bill Withers4:42
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 and Bleunig Music (from 1983 to present)
Bill Withers5:43
14You Try to Find a Love
recording of:
You Try To Find a Love
lyricist:
Bill Withers
writer:
Michel Colombier (French composer, arranger & conductor) and Bill Withers
composer:
Michel Colombier (French composer, arranger & conductor)
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)
Bill Withers5:43
15Lovely Day (7" Sunshine mix)
remixer:
Ben Liebrand
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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, 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 (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
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 Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
arrangement of:
Ain’t No Content
Bill Withers5:44
17Harlem ’89 (extended remix)
Bill Withers6:13