Bill Withers - Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums Collection [2012] (9 x CD's)

BILL WITHERS

Bill Withers - Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums Collection [2012] (9 x CD's)

William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He had several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me" (1972), "Lean on Me" (1972), "Lovely Day" (1977) and "Just the Two of Us" (1981). Withers won three Grammy Awards and was nominated for six more. His life was the subject of the 2009 documentary film Still Bill. Withers was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. Two of his songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Bill Withers: The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums celebrates the timeless artistry of an American master. The set includes the nine albums that Bill released between 1971 through 1985. The albums have been reproduced in their original jackets and have been newly mastered from the original analog tapes by Grammy Award-winning engineer Mark Wilder. Bill Withers is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the recipient of ASCAP's 2006 Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award. His warm, rich and truthful voice speaks to real people, and real life, and he will tell you that it's more important to be real than to be rich.

He was 30 years old when he came out of the U.S. Navy in 1971. He made a living installing toilets in commercial jetliners, and then he decided to give music a try. His first two albums Just as I Am and Still Bill - featured "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me." The two singles sold more than a million copies each, and by the time he played Carnegie Hall in 1973, Bill Withers was acknowledged as a great American troubadour. Four decades later, his music still resonates with originality and universality. (Amazon).

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Track lists

CD1        JUST AS I AM by BILL WITHERS (originally issued 1971, as Sussex 7006)

01 Bill Withers - Harlem 3:23

02 Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine 2:05

03 Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands 2:01

04 Bill Withers - Sweet Wanomi 2:32

05 Bill Withers - Everybody's Talkin' 3:24

06 Bill Withers - Do It Good 2:52

07 Bill Withers - Hope She'll Be Happier 3:50

08 Bill Withers - Let It Be 2:36

09 Bill Withers - I'm Her Daddy 3:18

10 Bill Withers - In My Heart 4:20

11 Bill Withers - Moanin' And Groanin' 2:58

12 Bill Withers - Better Off Dead 2:14

CD2            STILL BILL by BILL WITHERS (originally issued 1972, as Sussex 7014)

01 Bill Withers - Lonely Town, Lonely Street 3:40

02 Bill Withers - Let Me In To Your Life 2:40

03 Bill Withers - Who Is He (And What Is He To You)? 3:12

04 Bill Withers - Use Me 3:42

05 Bill Withers - Lean On Me 4:18

06 Bill Withers - Kissing My Love 3:49

07 Bill Withers - I Don't Know 3:02

08 Bill Withers - Another Day To Run 4:38

09 Bill Withers - I Don't Want You On My Mind 4:32

10 Bill Withers - Take It All In And Check It All Out 2:36

CD3            BILL WITHERS LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL (originally issued 1973, as double-LP Sussex 7025)

01 Bill Withers - Use Me 8:34

02 Bill Withers - Friend Of Mine 4:28

03 Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine 2:57

04 Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands 4:53

05 Bill Withers - World Keeps Going Around 5:19

06 Bill Withers - Let Me In Your Life 4:15

07 Bill Withers - Better Off Dead 3:41

08 Bill Withers - For My Friend 3:01

09 Bill Withers - I Can't Write Left-Handed 6:43

10 Bill Withers - Lean On Me 5:47

11 Bill Withers - Lonely Town, Lonely Street 3:58

12 Bill Withers - Hope She'll Be Happier 4:26

13 Bill Withers - Let Us Love 5:20

14 Bill Withers - Medley - Harlem, Cold Baloney 13:42

CD4            +'JUSTMENTS by BILL WITHERS (originally issued 1974, as Sussex 8032)

01 Bill Withers - You 5:23

02 Bill Withers - The Same Love That Made Me Laugh 3:25

03 Bill Withers - Stories 2:47

04 Bill Withers - Green Grass 3:11

05 Bill Withers - Ruby Lee 3:18

06 Bill Withers - Heartbreak Road 3:11

07 Bill Withers - Can We Pretend 3:50

08 Bill Withers - Liza 3:04

09 Bill Withers - Make A Smile For Me 3:16

10 Bill Withers - Railroad Man 6:29

CD5            MAKING MUSIC by BILL WITHERS (originally issued 1975, as Columbia 33704)

01 Bill Withers - I Wish You Well 3:57

02 Bill Withers - The Best You Can 2:22

03 Bill Withers - Make Love To Your Mind 6:23

04 Bill Withers - I Love You Dawn 2:36

05 Bill Withers - She's Lonely 5:15

06 Bill Withers - Sometimes A Song 4:45

07 Bill Withers - Paint Your Pretty Picture 5:43

08 Bill Withers - Family Table 3:13

09 Bill Withers - Don't You Want To Stay? 4:04

10 Bill Withers - Hello Like Before 5:30

CD6            NAKED & WARM by BILL WITHERS (originally issued 1976, as Columbia 33704)

01 Bill Withers - Close To Me 3:55

02 Bill Withers - Naked & Warm (Heaven! Oh! Heaven!) 5:46

03 Bill Withers - Where You Are 3:53

04 Bill Withers - Dreams 5:32

05 Bill Withers - If I Didn't Mean You Well 3:04

06 Bill Withers - I'll Be With You 3:12

07 Bill Withers - City Of The Angels 10:46

08 Bill Withers - My Imagination 4:52

CD7            MENAGERIE by BILL WITHERS (originally issued 1977, as Columbia 34903)

01 Bill Withers - Lovely Day 4:14

02 Bill Withers - I Want To Spend The Night 3:41

03 Bill Withers - Lovely Night For Dancing 5:49

04 Bill Withers - Then You Smile At Me 4:53

05 Bill Withers - She Wants To (Get On Down) 3:15

06 Bill Withers - It Ain't Because Of Me Baby 3:30

07 Bill Withers - Tender Things 5:00

08 Bill Withers - Wintertime 3:16

09 Bill Withers - Let Me Be The One You Need 4:45

CD8            'BOUT LOVE by BILL WITHERS (originally issued 1979, as Columbia 35596)

01 Bill Withers - All Because Of You 3:50

02 Bill Withers - Dedicated To You My Love 4:48

03 Bill Withers - Don't It Make It Better 4:13

04 Bill Withers - You Got The Stuff 7:16

05 Bill Withers - Look To Each Other For Love 4:25

06 Bill Withers - Love 4:59

07 Bill Withers - Love Is 4:25

08 Bill Withers - Memories Are That Way 5:04

CD9            WATCHING YOU WATCHING ME by BILL WITHERS (originally issued 1985, as Columbia 39887)

01 Bill Withers - Oh Yeah! 4:02

02 Bill Withers - Something That Turns You On 4:28

03 Bill Withers - Don't Make Me Wait 4:00

04 Bill Withers - Heart In Your Life 4:17

05 Bill Withers - Watching You Watching Me 5:49

06 Bill Withers - We Cound Be Sweet Lovers 3:29

07 Bill Withers - You Just Can't Smile It Away 4:42

08 Bill Withers - Steppin' Right Along 5:44

09 Bill Withers - Whatever Happens 3:16

10 Bill Withers - You Try To Find A Love 5:22

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