Still Bill
Still Bill | ||||
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Studio album by Bill Withers | ||||
Released | May 1972 | |||
Recorded | The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Soul, smooth soul, R&B, Pop | |||
Length | 44:36 | |||
Label | Sussex | |||
Producer | Benorce Blackmon, Bill Withers, James Gadson, Melvin Dunlap, Ray Jackson | |||
Bill Withers chronology | ||||
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Singles from Still Bill | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A[3] |
Creem | B+[4] |
PopMatters | (favorable)[5] |
Rolling Stone | |
Stylus Magazine | (favorable)[7] |
Still Bill is the second studio album by American soul musician Bill Withers, released in 1972 by Sussex Records. It includes two hit singles: "Lean on Me", which is number 205 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[8] and went to number 1 on the Billboard pop and R&B charts in summer of 1972; and "Use Me", which went to number two on the same charts in fall of 1972.[9] It was certified Gold by the RIAA.[10]
The 2003 Columbia Records CD reissue includes two tracks from Withers' 1973 album Live at Carnegie Hall.
Track listing
All tracks written by Bill Withers, except where indicated.
Side A | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Lonely Town, Lonely Street" | 3:42 | |
2. | "Let Me in Your Life" | 2:41 | |
3. | "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?" | Withers, Stanley McKenny | 3:13 |
4. | "Use Me" | 3:45 | |
5. | "Lean on Me" | 4:17 |
Side B | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Kissing My Love" | 3:49 | |
2. | "I Don't Know" | 3:04 | |
3. | "Another Day to Run" | Withers, Benorce Blackmon | 4:38 |
4. | "I Don't Want You on My Mind" | 4:34 | |
5. | "Take It All In and Check It All Out" | 2:42 |
2003 reissue bonus tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
11. | "Lonely Town, Lonely Street" (Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 1973) | 4:06 |
12. | "Let Me in Your Life" (Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 1973) | 4:16 |
Personnel
- Bill Withers - guitar, piano, vocals
- Bobbye Hall - percussion
- Benorce Blackmon - guitar
- Melvin Dunlap - bass
- James Gadson - drums, percussion
- Raymond Jackson - piano, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, horn & string arrangement
Chart history
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Soul Albums[11] | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[11] | 4 |
Canadian RPM 100 Albums[12] | 71 |
See also
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Bill Withers: Still Bill > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ↑ "Still Bill review". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1972. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Bill Withers: Still Bill". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '70s. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0306804093. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (August 1972). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ↑ Hermann, Andy (January 24, 2003). "Bill Withers: Still Bill". PopMatters. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ↑ Wild, David (May 5, 2005). "Bill Withers: Still Bill". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007.
- ↑ Miller, Derek (July 26, 2005). "Bill Withers - Still Bill". On Second Thought. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ↑ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow (Special Issue). December 2004. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006.
- ↑ "Still Bill > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011.
- ↑ "American certifications – Withers, Bill – Still Bill". Recording Industry Association of America.
- 1 2 "Still Bill > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ↑ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. archived at Library and Archives Canada (Volume 18, No. 14). November 18, 1972. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
External links
- Still Bill at Discogs (list of releases)
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