Bill Withers: The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums

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CD 1: Just as I Am
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1Harlem
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.
43:24
2Ain’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. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (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.
4.452:05
3Grandma’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.
42:01
4Sweet Wanomi
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:
Sweet Wanomi
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
3.52:33
5Everybody’s Talkin’
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
cover recording of:
Everybody’s Talkin’
lyricist and composer:
Fred Neil
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Third Palm Music
43:25
6Do It Good
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:
Do It Good
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
3.52:52
7Hope She’ll Be Happier
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:
Hope She'll Be Happier
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc.
43:50
8Let It Be
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
cover recording of:
Let It Be
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998-2002), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
32:37
9I’m Her Daddy
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:
I’m Her Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
33:18
10In My Heart
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:
In My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
4.54:20
11Moanin’ and Groanin’
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:
Moanin’ and Groanin’
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
32:59
12Better 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.
42:15
CD 2: Still Bill
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1Lonely Town, Lonely Street
recording of:
Lonely Town, Lonely Street
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
3:41
2Let Me in Your Life
recording of:
Let Me in Your Life
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
2:41
3Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?3:13
4Use Me
recording of:
Use Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp. (in 1972)
part of:
American Beauty
4.353:42
5Lean on Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
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 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
4.354:19
6Kissing My Love
recording of:
Kissing My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
3:50
7I Don’t Know
recording of:
I Don't Know
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
3:03
8Another Day to Run
recording of:
Another Day to Run
writer:
Benorce Blackmon (guitarist, producer, writer) and Bill Withers
4:39
9I Don’t Want You on My Mind
recording of:
I Don’t Want You on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
4:33
10Take It All in and Check It All Out
recording of:
Take It All in and Check It (Take It All in Check It All Out)
writer:
Bill Withers
2:37
CD 3: Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall
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1Use Me
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live recording of:
Use Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp. (in 1972)
part of:
American Beauty
8:35
2Friend of Mine
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
4:29
3Ain’t No Sunshine
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
2:58
4Grandma’s Hands
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live recording of:
Grandma’s Hands
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
4:54
5World Keeps Going Around5:20
6Let Me in Your Life
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live recording of:
Let Me in Your Life
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
4:16
7Better Off Dead
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live recording of:
Better Off Dead
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
3:41
8For My Friend
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live recording of:
For My Friend (Bill Withers song) (on 1972-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
3:02
9I Can’t Write Left-Handed
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.
46:44
10Lean on Me5:47
11Lonely Town, Lonely Street
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live recording of:
Lonely Town, Lonely Street
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
3:59
12Hope 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.
4:26
13Let Us Love
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live recording of:
Let Us Love
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
5:20
14Harlem / Cold Baloney
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live medley including a recording of:
Cold Baloney (on 1972-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
live medley including a recording of:
Harlem (on 1972-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
13:44
CD 4: +'Justments
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1You
recording of:
You
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
5:24
2The 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
3Stories
recording of:
Stories
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
2:47
4Green Grass
recording of:
Green Grass
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
3:11
5Ruby Lee
recording of:
Ruby Lee
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Dunlap and Bill Withers
3:20
6Heartbreak Road
recording of:
Heartbreak Road
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
3:10
7Can We Pretend
3:50
8Liza
3:05
9Make a Smile for Me
3:17
10Railroad Man
recording of:
Railroad Man
writer:
Melvin Dunlap and Bill Withers
6:29
CD 5: Making Music
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1I Wish You Well
recording of:
I Wish You Well
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
3:57
2The Best You Can
2:23
3Make Love to Your Mind6:24
4I Love You Dawn
2:36
5She’s Lonely5:16
6Sometimes a Song
4:46
7Paint Your Pretty Picture
recording of:
Paint Your Pretty Picture
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
5:44
8Family Table
3:14
9Don’t You Want to Stay?
4:05
10Hello Like Before
recording of:
Hello Like Before
writer:
John Collins (Songwriter) and Bill Withers
5:30
CD 6: Naked & Warm
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1Close to Me
3:56
2Naked & Warm (Heaven! Oh! Heaven!)
5:47
3Where You Are
3:55
4Dreams
5:33
5If I Didn’t Mean You Well
3:05
6I’ll Be With You
3:12
7City of the Angels
10:45
8My Imagination
recording of:
My Imagination
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
4:53
CD 7: Menagerie
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1Lovely Day
producer:
Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Jerry Knight (in 1977)
drums (drum set) and shakers:
Russell Kunkel (in 1977)
guitar:
Ray Parker (in 1977)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald (in 1977)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1977)
vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1977)
arranger:
Clarence McDonald
concertmaster:
Charles Veal (violinist, conductor and arranger) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 402)
recording of:
Lovely Day (in 1977)
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
4.754:15
2I Want to Spend the Night
producer:
Keni Burke and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Keni Burke
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel
guitar:
Bill Withers
keyboard:
Dean Gant
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
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:
I Want to Spend the Night
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Golden Withers Music and フジパシフィックミュージック
3:41
3Lovely Night for Dancing
producer:
Keni Burke and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Keni Burke
drums (drum set):
Alvin Taylor (drummer)
keyboard:
Bill Withers
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
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:
Lovely Night for Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Golden Withers Music and フジパシフィックミュージック
5:50
4Then You Smile at Me
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
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:
Then You Smile at Me
lyricist:
Bill Withers
composer:
Clarence McDonald
publisher:
Brookshore Music, Golden Withers Music, Sun Harbor Publications and フジパシフィックミュージック
4:54
5She Wants To (Get on Down)
producer:
Keni Burke and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Keni Burke
drums (drum set):
Alvin Taylor (drummer)
guitar:
Ray Parker
keyboard:
Clifford Coulter
background vocals:
Hodges, James & Smith
vocals:
Bill Withers
strings arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recording of:
She Wants To (Get On Down)
writer:
Larry Nash (piano) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Golden Withers Music, Natricity Music and フジパシフィックミュージック
3:15
6It 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
3:31
7Tender 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
5:01
8Wintertime
producer:
Clifford Coulter and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Keni Burke
drums (drum set):
Russell Kunkel
keyboard and solo synthesizer:
Clifford Coulter
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
vocals:
Bill Withers
strings 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:
Wintertime
lyricist and composer:
Clifford Coulter
publisher:
Coultron Music, Valentine Music Ltd. and 日音 Synch事業部
3:17
9Let Me Be the One You Need4:46
CD 8: 'Bout Love
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1All Because of You
3:51
2Dedicated to You My Love
4:50
3Don’t It Make It Better4:14
4You Got the Stuff
7:17
5Look to Each Other for Love
4:26
6Love
5:00
7Love Is
4:24
8Memories Are That Way
5:05
CD 9: Watching You Watching Me
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1Oh Yeah!
engineer:
Larry Carlton, Mick Guzauski, Hal Sacs, Larry Hirsch (Producer & Engineer) and Keith Seppanen (Engineer)
co-producer:
Denny Diante
producer:
Larry Carlton and Bill Withers
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
electric bass guitar [intro Fender bass]:
Nathan East
electronic drum set [Simmons toms] and synthesizer [Yamaha DX-7]:
Bill Withers
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
keyboard:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
background vocals:
Denise DeCaro, Myrna Matthews and Marty McCall (CCM singer/songwriter/worship leader)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Room 335 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
Oh Yeah!
lyricist:
Bill Withers
composer:
Larry Carlton, David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック, Bleunig Music (from 1985 to present), Foster Frees Music Inc. (from 1985 to present) and Pal‐Dog Music (from 1985 to present)
4:04
2Something That Turns You On
engineer:
Keith Seppanen (Engineer)
producer:
Bill Withers
bass guitar, Rhodes piano and synthesizer [DX-7]:
Bill Withers
clavinet and synthesizer [synthesizer horns]:
Paul Smith (keyboardist/producer, worked with Bill Withers and Idris Muhammad)
cymbal and electronic drum set [Simmons toms]:
M.B. Gordy
drum machine [Linn drum synthesizer]:
Keith Seppanen (Engineer)
strings:
Paul Smith (keyboardist/producer, worked with Bill Withers and Idris Muhammad) and Bill Withers
background vocals:
Edie Lehman, Kate Markowitz and Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician)
other vocals [ad-lib]:
Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician)
vocals:
Bill Withers
background vocals arranger:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician) and Denise Routt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
Something That Turns You On
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and Bleunig Music (from 1982 to present)
4:27
3Don’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)
4:02
4Heart in Your Life
engineer:
Keith Seppanen (Engineer)
producer:
Denny Diante and Bill Withers
bass guitar, effects, piano [acoustic piano], strings and synthesizer:
Bill Withers
drum machine [Yamaha RX-11, drum synthesizer]:
Keith Seppanen (Engineer)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
synthesizer [DX-7, lead synthesizer]:
Greg Phillinganes
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:
Heart in Your Life
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)
4:16
5Watching 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)
5:50
6We Could Be Sweet Lovers
engineer:
Keith Seppanen (Engineer)
producer:
Bill Withers
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
flute [flutes]:
Paul Smith (keyboardist/producer, worked with Bill Withers and Idris Muhammad) and Bill Withers
glockenspiel [bells] and steelpan [steel drums]:
Don Freeman
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa
synthesizer [Yamaha DX-7]:
Don Freeman, Paul Smith (keyboardist/producer, worked with Bill Withers and Idris Muhammad) and Bill Withers
background vocals:
Edie Lehman, Kate Markowitz and Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician)
other vocals [ad-lib]:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets)
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:
We Could Be Sweet Lovers
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック and Bleunig Music (from 1982 to present)
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7You 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)
4:42
8Steppin’ 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
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)
5:46
9Whatever Happens
engineer:
Keith Seppanen (Engineer)
producer:
Denny Diante and Bill Withers
glockenspiel [bells] and synthesizer [synthesizer strings]:
Michel Colombier (French composer, arranger & conductor)
synthesizer [DX-7 piano]:
Greg Phillinganes
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:
Whatever Happens
lyricist:
Bill Withers
composer:
Larry Carlton and Bill Withers
publisher:
Victor Music Arts, フジパシフィックミュージック, Bleunig Music (from 1985 to present) and Pal‐Dog Music (from 1985 to present)
3:16
10You Try to Find a Love
synthesizer programming:
Michel Colombier (French composer, arranger & conductor)
engineer:
Mick Guzauski
producer:
Michel Colombier (French composer, arranger & conductor), Denny Diante and Bill Withers
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr.
synthesizer:
Michel Colombier (French composer, arranger & conductor)
background vocals [French background]:
Yolie
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Michel Colombier (French composer, arranger & conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
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)
5:21