The Essential Bill Withers
Compilation by Bill Withers
Released 20 August 2013
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Better Days (Theme From Man and Boy)3:28
- 2Ain't No Sunshine2:064.5 ★
- 3Harlem3:234.0 ★
- 4Grandma's Hands2:024.0 ★
- 5Hope She'll Be Happier3:504.0 ★
- 6Better Off Dead2:164.0 ★
- 7Lonely Town, Lonely Street3:41
- 8Let Me in Your Life2:42
- 9Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?3:14
- 10Use Me3:434.4 ★
- 11Friend of Mine (live)4:29
- 12I Can't Write Left-Handed (live)6:464.0 ★
- 13Lean on Me4:184.3 ★
- 14Make a Smile for Me3:16
- 15The Same Love That Made Me Laugh3:25
- 16Heartbreak Road3:10
- 17Railroad Man6:28
- CD 2
- 1Family Table3:13
- 2The Best You Can2:24
- 3Hello Like Before5:30
- 4I Wish You Well3:58
- 5Don't You Want to Stay?4:05
- 6I'll Be With You3:11
- 7My Imagination4:53
- 8Lovely Day4:164.6 ★
- 9I Want to Spend the Night3:42
- 10Tender Things5:012.0 ★
- 11Let Me Be the One You Need4:45
- 12Memories Are That Way5:04
- 13Soul ShadowsThe Crusaders with Bill Withers6:24
- 14Just the Two of UsGrover Washington, Jr. with Bill Withers3:583.5 ★
- 15In the Name of LoveRalph MacDonald with Bill Withers5:01
- 16We Could Be Sweet Lovers3:28
- 17Something That Turns You On4:26
More by Bill Withers
Release credits
- drums (drum set) [2]
- background vocals [17], other vocals [16]
- acoustic guitar [10], electric guitar [9, 13], producer [9-10, 13]
- recording [2-6]
- recording [2-6]
- Rhodes piano [17], bass guitar [17], flute [16], guitar [9], lead vocals [1.2, 1.4, 1.9-10, 1.13, 2.8, 2.14], piano [13], producer [1.9-10, 1.13, 2.3, 2.8-11, 2.16-17], strings [17], synthesizer [16-17], vocal [2.9-11, 2.13, 2.16-17, 1.1, 1.3, 1.5-6]
- engineer [10]
- arranger [3-6], producer [2-6], strings [2]
- concertmaster [8-11]
- arranger [8, 10], keyboard [8, 10-11], producer [8, 10-11]
- keyboard [9]
- background vocals [17]
- glockenspiel [16], steelpan [16], synthesizer [16]
- electric bass guitar [2]
- background vocals [16-17]
- electric guitar [14]
- producer [14], saxophone [14]
- drums (drum set) [9-10, 13], percussion [9-10, 13], producer [9-10, 13]
- bass guitar [8]
- mix [2-6]
- drums (drum set) [16]
- background vocals [16-17]
- drum machine [17], engineer [16-17]
- bass guitar [9-11], producer [9, 11]
- producer [3]
- cymbal [17], electronic drum set [17]
- electric bass guitar [14]
- electric bass guitar [9-10, 13], producer [9-10, 13]
- brass [9, 11], strings [9, 11]
- clavinet [17], flute [16], strings [17], synthesizer [16-17]
- percussion [16]
- background vocals [16-17, 17], other vocals [17]
- engineer [1, 10]
- percussion [8-11, 14], producer [14]
- guitar [8, 10]
- Wurlitzer electric piano [10, 13], clavinet [9-10], producer [9-10, 13], strings [9, 13]
- Rhodes piano [14]
- congas [11], drums (drum set) [8-11], shakers [8]
- acoustic guitar [2], electric guitar [4]
- drums (drum set) [14]
Issues
T- T20 August 2013
T2x Digital Media20 August 2013- T2013