Bill Withers The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD)
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Bill Withers: The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD)
Article properties:Bill Withers: The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD)
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Album titlle: The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD)
Label Sony
Genre R&B, Soul
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0886978946720
- weight in Kg 0.38
Withers, Bill - The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD) CD 1 | ||||
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01 | Harlem | Bill Withers | ||
02 | Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers | ||
03 | Grandma's Hands | Bill Withers | ||
04 | Sweet Wanomi | Bill Withers | ||
05 | Everybody's Talkin' | Bill Withers | ||
06 | Do It Good | Bill Withers | ||
07 | Hope She'll Be Happier | Bill Withers | ||
08 | Let It Be | Bill Withers | ||
09 | I'm Her Daddy | Bill Withers | ||
10 | In My Heart | Bill Withers | ||
11 | Moanin' And Groanin' | Bill Withers | ||
12 | Better Off Dead | Bill Withers |
Withers, Bill - The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD) CD 2 | ||||
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01 | Lonely Town, Lonely Street | Bill Withers | ||
02 | Let Me In Your Life | Bill Withers | ||
03 | Who Is He (And What Is He To You)? | Bill Withers | ||
04 | Use Me | Bill Withers | ||
05 | Lean On Me | Bill Withers | ||
06 | Kissing My Love | Bill Withers | ||
07 | I Don't Know | Bill Withers | ||
08 | Another Day To Run | Bill Withers | ||
09 | I Don't Want You On My Mind | Bill Withers | ||
10 | Take It All In And Check It All Out | Bill Withers |
Withers, Bill - The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD) CD 3 | ||||
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01 | Use Me | Bill Withers | ||
02 | Friend Of Mine | Bill Withers | ||
03 | Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers | ||
04 | Grandma's Hands | Bill Withers | ||
05 | World Keeps Going Around | Bill Withers | ||
06 | Let Me In Your Life | Bill Withers | ||
07 | Better Off Dead | Bill Withers | ||
08 | For My Friend | Bill Withers | ||
09 | I Can't Write Left-Handed | Bill Withers | ||
10 | Lean On Me | Bill Withers | ||
11 | Lonely Town, Lonely Street | Bill Withers | ||
12 | Hope She'll Be Happier | Bill Withers | ||
13 | Let Us Love | Bill Withers | ||
14 | Harlem/Cold Baloney | Medley |
Withers, Bill - The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD) CD 4 | ||||
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01 | You | Bill Withers | ||
02 | The Same Love That Made Me Laugh | Bill Withers | ||
03 | Stories | Bill Withers | ||
04 | Green Grass | Bill Withers | ||
05 | Ruby Lee | Bill Withers | ||
06 | Heartbreak Road | Bill Withers | ||
07 | Can We Pretend | Bill Withers | ||
08 | Liza | Bill Withers | ||
09 | Make A Smile For Me | Bill Withers | ||
10 | Railroad Man | Bill Withers |
Withers, Bill - The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD) CD 5 | ||||
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01 | I Wish You Well | Bill Withers | ||
02 | The Best You Can | Bill Withers | ||
03 | Make Love To Your Mind | Bill Withers | ||
04 | I Love You Dawn | Bill Withers | ||
05 | She´S Lonely | Bill Withers | ||
06 | Sometimes A Song | Bill Withers | ||
07 | Paint Your Pretty Picture | Bill Withers | ||
08 | Family Table | Bill Withers | ||
09 | Don´T You Want To Stay | Bill Withers | ||
10 | Hello Like Before | Bill Withers |
Withers, Bill - The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD) CD 6 | ||||
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01 | Close To Me | Bill Withers | ||
02 | Naked & Warm | Bill Withers | ||
03 | Where Are You? | Bill Withers | ||
04 | Dreams | Bill Withers | ||
05 | If I Didn't Mean You Well | Bill Withers | ||
06 | I'll Be With You | Bill Withers | ||
07 | City Of The Angels | Bill Withers | ||
08 | My Imagination | Bill Withers |
Withers, Bill - The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD) CD 7 | ||||
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01 | Lovely Day | Bill Withers | ||
02 | I Want To Spend The Night | Bill Withers | ||
03 | Lovely Night For Dancing | Bill Withers | ||
04 | Then You Smile At Me | Bill Withers | ||
05 | She Wants To (Get On Down) | Bill Withers | ||
06 | It Ain't Because Of Me Baby | Bill Withers | ||
07 | Tender Things | Bill Withers | ||
08 | Wintertime | Bill Withers | ||
09 | Let Me Be The One You Need | Bill Withers |
Withers, Bill - The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD) CD 8 | ||||
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01 | All Because Of You | Bill Withers | ||
02 | Dedicated To You My Love | Bill Withers | ||
03 | Don't It Make It Better | Bill Withers | ||
04 | You Got The Stuff | Bill Withers | ||
05 | Look To Each Other For Love | Bill Withers | ||
06 | Love | Bill Withers | ||
07 | Love Is | Bill Withers | ||
08 | Memories Are That Way | Bill Withers |
Withers, Bill - The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums (9-CD) CD 9 | ||||
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01 | Oh Yeah | Bill Withers | ||
02 | Something That Turns You On | Bill Withers | ||
03 | Don´T Make Me Wait | Bill Withers | ||
04 | Heart In Your Life | Bill Withers | ||
05 | Watching You Watchin Me | Bill Withers | ||
06 | We Could Be Sweet Lovers | Bill Withers | ||
07 | You Just Can´T Smile It Away | Bill Withers | ||
08 | Stepping Right Along | Bill Withers | ||
09 | Whatever Happens | Bill Withers | ||
10 | You Try To Find A Love | Bill Withers |
Bill Withers
Ain't No Sunshine
Bill Withers
Ain't No Sunshine
No way did Bill Withers fit the mold of your typical soul star. Acoustic guitar in his hands, singing almost conversationally but with enormous power, Withers‘ approach was more in a singer-songwriter mode, though his sound was supremely funky and thoroughly contemporary. He surfaced while working in the aircraft manufacturing field, cutting demos on the side and struggling to be heard.
Born in rustic Slab Fork, West Virginia on July 4, 1938 and brought up in nearby Beckley, Withers didn’t hail from an overtly musical background. He spent nine years in the Navy, relocating to Los Angeles after leaving the service. He did wax one extremely obscure single, Three Nights And A Morning, circa 1967 for the tiny Lotus label in a far more aggressive soul style than he’d employ later (Mort Garson was its producer/arranger).
A certified mover and shaker in the record industry, Clarence Avant formed Sussex Records at the end of 1969. Having worked at the Venture label with ex-Motown A&R boss Mickey Stevenson, he knew potential hits. Organist Booker T. Jones was about done at Stax, where he and his MG’s had played on countless hits as house band and made more than a few instrumental smashes of their own. He was lying low in Malibu, a long way from the soul-steeped streets of Memphis.
“I went to California and I got a call from Clarence Avant, who wanted me to come and hear a singer,“says Booker T. “I went over to his apartment and stayed all day. He sung me about 20-25 songs. That’s when I met Bill Withers. He had most of his hits written when I met him.“
Booker T. would arrange and produce Withers‘ Sussex debut album, ‘Just As I Am.‘ Two more MG’s—bassist Donald ‘Duck‘ Dunn and drummer Al Jackson, Jr.--joined him for Bill‘s sessions at Wally Heider’s L.A. studios, playing guitar himself as well as keyboards (Stephen Stills dropped by to pick his axe). Ain’t No Sunshine was chosen by Avant to be Withers‘ Sussex debut single. Its extended “I know, I know“ coda had been intended as a place holder until Bill could dream up some apt lyrics for that spot, but Booker T. told him to leave it alone. Withers revamped Three Nights into a more laidback but no less stunning Harlem, which sat on the B-side.
Fresh and different yet so inherently bluesy that guitar master Freddie King covered it, Ain’t No Sunshine rocketed to #3 pop and #6 R&B as it went gold during the summer of ’71. ‘Just As I Am‘ sold very well too. A star was born.
- Bill Dahl -
Various - Sweet Soul Music 26 Scorching Classics From 1971
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