The Best of the Soul Man

~ Release by Bill Withers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Ain't No Sunshine
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 280) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 309)
recording of:
Ain’t No Sunshine (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
4.452:03
2Lovely Day
producer:
Clarence McDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar:
Jerry Knight (in 1977)
drums (drum set) and shakers:
Russell Kunkel (in 1977)
guitar:
Ray Parker (in 1977)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald (in 1977)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1977)
vocals:
Bill Withers (in 1977)
arranger:
Clarence McDonald
concertmaster:
Charles Veal (violinist, conductor and arranger) (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 402)
recording of:
Lovely Day (in 1977)
writer:
Skip Scarborough and Bill Withers
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Golden Withers Music, Plaid Flowers Music, Sweet Cookie Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), フジパシフィックミュージック, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
4.754:08
3Use Me
recording of:
Use Me
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp. (in 1972)
part of:
American Beauty
4.353:39
4Lean on Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 205) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 236)
recording of:
Lean on Me (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Interior Music Corp., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4.354:17
5Whatever Happens
engineer:
Keith Seppanen (Engineer)
producer:
Denny Diante and Bill Withers
glockenspiel [bells] and synthesizer [synthesizer strings]:
Michel Colombier (French composer, arranger & conductor)
synthesizer [DX-7 piano]:
Greg Phillinganes
vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
Whatever Happens
lyricist:
Bill Withers
composer:
Larry Carlton and Bill Withers
publisher:
Victor Music Arts, フジパシフィックミュージック, Bleunig Music (from 1985 to present) and Pal‐Dog Music (from 1985 to present)
3:15
6Watching You, Watching Me
assistant engineer:
Eddie Heath
engineer:
Kendall Brown, Keith Seppanen (Engineer) and Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
producer:
Denny Diante, Ralph MacDonald and Bill Withers
bass guitar, brass, clavinet, glockenspiel [bells], harpsichord, strings and synthesizer:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Dann Huff
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
Rhodes piano:
Richard Tee
synthesizer [synthesizer strings]:
Robbie Buchanan
background vocals:
Lonnie Groves, Yvonne Lewis and Maretha Stewart
vocals:
Bill Withers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Rosebud Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States, Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Yamaha R&D Recording Studios
recording of:
Watching You Watching Me
lyricist and composer:
William Eaton (US producer & arranger)
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and Antisia Music Inc. (from 1981 to present)
5:46
7Who Is He? (And What Is He to You?)3:12
8Let Us Love (live)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live recording of:
Let Us Love
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
5:22
9Friend of Mine (live)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1972-10-06)
live recording of:
Friend of Mine
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
4:28
10Kissing My Love
recording of:
Kissing My Love
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
3:49
11Grandma's Hands
recording engineer:
Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
producer:
Booker T. Jones
mixer:
John Golden (mastering engineer)
vocals:
Bill Withers
arranger:
Booker T. Jones
recording of:
Grandma’s Hands
lyricist and composer:
Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
42:00
12Let Me Be the One You Need4:42