Bill Withers is one of those american soul artist you hear little about. He has made a number of classic hits, yet in this day. I believe he and his music truly underated. How can u forget those unforgettable songs such as Ain't no sunshine, Use me Up and the unforgettable classic lean on me. I put Bill Withers in the same line as Curtis Mayfield and Ottis Redding,yet u hear very litle about him these days, if u want anymore info on the classic soul artist u should check out the site :Smile:

Check out the site:
http://www.billwithersmus...index1.cfm
[This message was edited Tue Jan 28 13:07:50 PST 2003 by DigitalLisa]

DigitalLisa said:

Aint No sunshine
lean on me
Grandma's hands
Lovely Day
Use me
i could go on and on and on...

He was everything with His Style of Songwriting that Babyface tries too be.I dig alot of Face's Work but Bill Wither's did that whole thing better overall IMHO.

Ain't no sunshine...i just love that song!!

I went totally crazy when Prince started singing it during the Paris aftershow. Unfortunately he only sang a few bars

Damn you Prince!! why couldn't you sing the whole song

Finess said:

"cold bologna", a track he wrote 4 the isley brothers... "who is he and what is he to you"...i love me some bill withers...

How do you turn a duck into a singer?

Stick him in the microwave until his 'Bill Withers'.

Most neo-soul artists claim Stevie, Marvin, and Donnie as inspirations. I would also include Bill Withers in that group IMO. My day seems perfect if I start it off by listening to "Lovely Day." I've always been fond of his style. Remember the song "No Diggity"? "Grandma's Hands" was sampled for that song.

my fave probably is a song called
"can we pretend".
it´s a great acoustic piece featured on
1974 album "´justment".
it´s also on the sweet soul compilation
"babies makin´babies" presented by
?love.
/peace manki

Bill is a hugely underrated artist. check out "Steppin' Right Along"...he can get funky as well. Anyone know why he stopped recording?

NewFunk said:

In a recent article in Vibe,he hinted that he he is working on new music and that a new album may appear soon.As far as I know,his last album was 1985's 'Watching You,Watching Me'.


In the meantime,two of his classic 70s albums have just been re-mastered with bonus tracks...


***Bill Withers 'Still Bill'(1973) CD re-master---

"Lonely Town,Lonely Street"
"Let Me In Your Life"
"Who Is He( And What Is He To You)?"
"Use Me"
"Lean On Me"
"Kissing My Love"
"I Don't Know"
"Another Day To Run"
"I Don't Want You On My Mind"
"Take It All In And Check It All Out"
"Lonely Town,Lonely Street" (LIVE) (bonus track)
"Let Me In Your Life" (LIVE) (bonus track)


***Bill Withers 'Menagerie'(1977) CD re-master---

"Lovely Day"
"I Want To Spend The Night"
"Lovely Night For Dancing"
"Then You Smile At Me"
"She Wants To (Get On Down)"
"It Ain't Because Of Me Baby"
"Tender Things"
"Wintertime"
"Let Me Be The One You Need"
"Rosie" (previoulsy unreleased demo) (bonus track)
"Lovely Night For Dancing"(single version) (bonus track)
"Let Me Be The One You Need" (instrumental mix) (bonus track)



Both of these CDs just came out two days ago,and I've been listening to them non-stop...lol...

He's a classic with a unmistakable voice.

there's also a bill withers live cd which has all his classics on it. good stuff.

concordance said:

yeah!the way they open the show with "use me".
it took me about 2 sec 2 decide that I got 2 have that
album when I first heard it.the whole cd is great 2.
/peace manki

concordance said:

Are you referring to the "Live At Carnegie Hall" CD? I have that one and it is great.