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Bill Withers – Bill Withers Greatest Hits (Numbered 180G Vinyl Lp)

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Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, 180 gram

Bill Withers created mellow, downhome-style soul for barely more than a decade before retreating from the industry to pursue craftsman interests. Yet over the course of the handful of albums he made for Sussex and CBS, the Appalachian native struck lasting emotional chords in legends ranging from Booker T. Jones to Stephen Stills – not to mention the millions of listeners that fell under the spell of now-standard tracks such as “Lean on Me,” “Use Me,” and “Ain’t No Sunshine.” The antithesis of the sweaty R&B shouter that prowled the edge of stages, Withers dealt in calm and vulnerability, qualities that come to fore on the seminal Bill Withers’ Greatest Hits.

Incredibly, Withers almost never got a shot at recording. After receiving a deal from Sussex while laboring as a toilet-seat manufacturer, he landed in the care of Stax bandleader Booker T. Jones, who gathered most of his fellow MG members – along with Stills and Jim Keltner – to assist in Withers’ debut. Two takes from those sessions, the Grammy-winning “Ain’t No Sunshine” and devotional “Grandma’s Hands,” are included here, and showcase the vocalist’s incredible breath control, folksy drawl, and restrained phrasing. They also indicate his penchant for converting biographical experience into eminently catchy combinations of pop, gospel, blues, and soul.

A veritable template for British soul contemporaries like Sam Smith and an extension of the timeless fare explored by Van Morrison, Curtis Mayfield, and Al Green, Bill Withers’ Greatest Hits belongs in every music lover’s library.

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A1 Just The Two Of Us
A2 Use Me
A3 Ain’t No Sunshine
A4 Lovely Day
A5 I Want To Spend The Night
B1 Soul Shadows
B2 Lean On Me
B3 Grandma’s Hands
B4 Hello Like Before
B5 Who Is He What Is He To You



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