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 | |||
| Length | 44:36 | |||
| Label | Sussex | |||
| Producer | Benorce Blackmon, Bill Withers, James Gadson, Melvin Dunlap, Ray Jackson | |||
| Bill Withers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| Billboard | (favorable)[2] |
| Robert Christgau | (A)[3] |
| PopMatters | (favorable)[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| Stylus Magazine | (favorable)[6] |
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[7] 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.[8] It was certified Gold by the RIAA.[9]
The 2003 Columbia Records CD reissue includes two tracks from Withers' 1973 album Live at Carnegie Hall.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Bill Withers; except where indicated.
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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 | |||||||
[edit] Personnel
- Bill Withers - guitar, piano, vocals
- Bobbye Hall - percussion
- Benorce Blackmon - guitar
- Melvin Dunlap - bass
- James Gadson - drums, percussion
- Raymond Jackson - piano, clarinet, horn & string arrangement
[edit] Chart history
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Soul Albums[10] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[10] | 4 |
| Canadian RPM 100 Albums[11] | 71 |
[edit] See also
[edit] 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. http://www.superseventies.com/spwithersbill.html. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Bill Withers". RobertChristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Bill+Withers. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ Hermann, Andy (24 January 2003). "Bill Withers: Still Bill". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/w/withersbill-stillbill.shtml. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ Wild, David (5 May 2005). "Bill Withers: Still Bill". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071106072341/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/270598/review/7264530/stillbill.
- ^ Miller, Derek (26 July 2005). "Bill Withers - Still Bill". On Second Thought. Stylus Magazine. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/bill-withers-still-bill.htm. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow) (Special Issue). December 2004. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061025052301/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/3.
- ^ "Still Bill > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011.
- ^ "American certifications – Withers, Bill – Still Bill". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Still+Bill%22.
- ^ a b "Still Bill > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at Allmusic. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM (archived at Library and Archives Canada) (Volume 18, No. 14). 18 November 1972. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4224&type=2. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
[edit] External links
- Still Bill at Discogs (list of releases)
