The Essential Bill Withers

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Better Days (Theme From Man and Boy) engineer: Phil Schier vocals: Bill Withers recorded at: The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Theme From "Man and Boy": Better Days writer: J.J. Johnson (Jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) and Bill Withers		3:28
2	Ain't No Sunshine recording engineer: Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus producer: Booker T. Jones mixer: John Golden (mastering engineer) vocals: Bill Withers arranger: Booker T. Jones 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: 280) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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 Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd. arrangement of: Ain’t No Content	4.45	2:06
3	Harlem 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.	4	3:24
4	Grandma's Hands 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: Grandma’s Hands lyricist and composer: Bill Withers publisher: Interior Music Corp.	4	2:02
5	Hope She'll Be Happier recorded at: Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06) live recording of: Hope She'll Be Happier lyricist and composer: Bill Withers publisher: Songs of Universal, Inc.		3:50
6	Better Off Dead 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: Better Off Dead lyricist and composer: Bill Withers publisher: Interior Music Corp.	4	2:16
7	Lonely Town, Lonely Street recording of: Lonely Town, Lonely Street lyricist and composer: Bill Withers publisher: Interior Music Corp.		3:42
8	Let Me in Your Life recording of: Let Me in Your Life lyricist and composer: Bill Withers		2:42
9	Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? vocals: Bill Withers recording of: Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? writer: Stanley McKenny and Bill Withers		3:14
10	Use Me recording of: Use Me lyricist and composer: Bill Withers publisher: Interior Music Corp. (in 1972)	4.35	3:43
11	Friend 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
12	I Can't Write Left-Handed (live) recorded at: Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06) live recording of: I Can’t Write Left Handed writer: Raymond Jackson (Trombonist, pianist and arranger) and Bill Withers publisher: Interior Music Corp.	4	6:47
13	Lean 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	4.35	4:19
14	Make a Smile for Me		3:17
15	The 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
16	Heartbreak Road recording of: Heartbreak Road lyricist and composer: Bill Withers		3:10
17	Railroad Man recording of: Railroad Man writer: Melvin Dunlap and Bill Withers		6:28

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/6651487 [info]
ASIN:	US: B00DQRHNPY [info]
other databases:	http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/183091 [info]
discography entry:	https://billwithers.com/discography/compilations/the-essential-bill-withers/ [info]

Release Group

part of:	The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 56)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/1025566 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002558461 [info]
Wikidata:	Q60787790 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 888837715720
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 2:15:52

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

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Legacy
88883771572

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United States
2013-08-20

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