Bill Withers - Greatest Hits

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Bill Withers has written two bona fide classics ("Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me"), recorded a slew of memorable hits, and had songs covered by everyone from Joe Cocker to Isaac Hayes to Kiss. Still, he's underappreciated. His voice is smooth, his singing is subtle, and his songs move along over sinuous, sexy grooves. It's all so effortless that it's easy to overlook how substantial Withers's work really is. Never flashy, his best songs burn with a heat that lingers long after the last note has been played. This slender 10-track collection brings together a few songs from his remarkable early-'70s Sussex albums, including such hits and near hits as "Grandma's Hands," "Who Is He? (And What Is He to You?)," and the seriously funky "Use Me," as well as some gems from the later '70s (including "Lovely Day"). Greatest Hits is a nice, succinct introduction to Withers's work, but fans would be better off with the more complete Lean on Me career overview. --Percy Keegan

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Bill Withers...Greatest Hits
CLASSIC, CLASSIC, CLASSIC!
remarkable soul singer
Perfect Little Collection
Still the Bill

Bill Withers - Greatest Hits
Bill Withers
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000025LU
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Just The Two Of Us
Use Me
Ain't No Sunshine
Lovely Day
I Want To Spend The Night
Soul Shadows
Lean On Me
Grandma's Hands
Hello Like Before
Who Is He What Is He To You

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Bill Withers has written two bona fide classics ("Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me"), recorded a slew of memorable hits, and had songs covered by everyone from Joe Cocker to Isaac Hayes to Kiss. Still, he's underappreciated. His voice is smooth, his singing is subtle, and his songs move along over sinuous, sexy grooves. It's all so effortless that it's easy to overlook how substantial Withers's work really is. Never flashy, his best songs burn with a heat that lingers long after the last note has been played. This slender 10-track collection brings together a few songs from his remarkable early-'70s Sussex albums, including such hits and near hits as "Grandma's Hands," "Who Is He? (And What Is He to You?)," and the seriously funky "Use Me," as well as some gems from the later '70s (including "Lovely Day"). Greatest Hits is a nice, succinct introduction to Withers's work, but fans would be better off with the more complete Lean on Me career overview. --Percy Keegan

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Bill Withers...Greatest Hits.......2005-09-05

A very well balanced collection of his more popular songs. It would be a welcome addition to anyone's library. But he does have other songs out there...If you've never heard anything but "Lean On Me," try this collection and maybe it will whet your appetite for more of this gifted artist's material...

CLASSIC, CLASSIC, CLASSIC!.......2004-07-09

If you don't know Bill Withers...shame on you! This is simplicity, heartfelt and smooth....Thank goodness the Gap has exposed an entirely new generation to this artist. But for those of us who remember these tunes as current hits, this is part of the Boomer soundtrack. Yes, there are more tunes on "Lean on Me," but if you're new to Bill Withers, you won't regret this purchase.

remarkable soul singer.......2004-07-01

This outstanding soul singer can compose and can sing in a fusion sound setting like crusaders,grover washington JR brilliantly.This kind of music can be called "SOUL FUSION MUSIC" in a sense.You can hear the mellowness and richness of R&B MUSIC to your heart's content.The combination of subtle vocal expression and tight backing arrangement is superb.This is definitely a masterpiece of SOUL FUSION ALBUM.

Perfect Little Collection.......2002-12-05

This great little CD doesn't have it all, but like the title says it's got the greatest, plus some nice extras like "Grandma's Hands." (I fell in love with that tune the first time it played). Close your eyes and get lost in "Lean on Me," "Just the Two of Us" and "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone." Nobody has imitated the sweet, smooth groove of Bill Withers. You won't regret adding this to your collection and I guarantee you'll play it over and over - even repeating songs!

Still the Bill.......2002-05-09

Bill's best are on this track. Lovely Day, Lean on me, Grandmas Hands, Use Me, Just the two of us, and Hello like before are the choice cuts.

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Bill Withers Lives On!
Bill Withers Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits
Bill Withers
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000264ZP
Release Date: 2007-01-16

Tracks:

Just the Two of Us
Use Me
Ain't No Sunshine
Lovely Day
I Want to Spend the Night
Soul Shadows
Lean on Me
Grandma's Hands
Hello Like Before
Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?

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Bill Withers Lives On!.......2007-05-08

What a time to be alive. I remember in 1971 driving around in my buddys Dodge Charger listening to the song Use Me. It was a great song and still is, and there are many others on this album that will live forever as well. Ain't no Sunshine When She's Gone, Sunny Day. Hey, if you like a smoother dreamier MoTown type sound, even if you never heard this album before, pick it up!

Bill Withers Greatest Hits.......2007-04-12

A great CD for anyone who appreciates Bill Withers' music.
This CD contains 7 of his best known songs.
Truly soulful music.

Soft Love (As Seen On TV's Mystic Music)

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Soft Love (As Seen On TV's Mystic Music)
Seals & Crofts , Todd Rundgren , Christopher Cross , Laura Branigan , Nicolette Larson , Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers , Foreigner , Debbie Gibson , Johnny Lee , and K.C. & The Sunshine Band
Manufacturer: Mystic Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MZWJC0

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MYSTIC MUSIC Presents Various Artists - Soft Love (CD) AS SEEN ON T.V. TRACK LIST: 01. GET CLOSER SEALS & CROFTS 02. I SAW THE LIGHT TODD RUNDGREN 03. THINK OF LAURA CHRISTOPHER CROSS 04. POWER OF LOVE LAURA BRANIGAN 05. LET ME GO, LOVE NICOLETTE LARSON 06. JUST THE TWO OF US GROVER WASHINGTON, JR AND BILL WITHERS 07. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU LINDA RONSTADT 08. LONELY PEOPLE DEBBIE GIBSON 09. LOOKIN' FOR LOVE JOHNNY LEE 10. PLEASE DON'T GO K.C. & THE SUNSHINE BAND

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Today's Most Requested Love Songs 90
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Quality Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000J9YMC4

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This is a Canadian import cd with 20 love songs on it. Most of the songs are from the 80's. Tracks are: Don't Wanna Lose You by Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship, Eternal Flame by the Bangles, Open Arms by Journey, Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon, Tell It Like It Is by Heart, I Want To Know What Love Is by Foreigner, At This Moment by Billy Vera and The Beaters, Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John, Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh, Together (The New Wedding Song) by Joey Gregorash, You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker, When A Man Loves A Woman by Percy Sledge, Baby Come To Me by Patti Austin & James Ingram, Never Thought (That I Could Love) by Dan Hill, Smooth Operator by Sade, All Out Of Love by Air Supply, Lean On Me by Bill Withers, Stand By Me by Ben E. King, and Friends and Lovers by Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring.

Superhits: Early '70s Classics (Time Life Music)

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Superhits: Early '70s Classics (Time Life Music)
Sailcat , Wadsworth Mansion , The DeFranco Family w/ Tony DeFranco , Hurricane Smith , Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose , Mark Lindsay , Edward Bear , Bobby Bloom , Joe Smith and the Believers , and Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell
Manufacturer: Time Life Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000THM0XO

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Song list: 1. ABC - The Jackson 5 2. Coconut - Nilsson 3. Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat 4. Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels) - Jim Croce 5. Rock and Roll Lullaby - B.J. Thomas 6. Without Love (There is Nothing) - Tom Jones 7. Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion 8. Me and You and a Dog Named Boo - Lobo 9. Heartbeat-It's a Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco 10. Oh Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith 11. Lean on Me - Bill Withers 12. Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose 13. We Gotta Get Uou a Woman - Runt 14. Hitchin' a Ride - Vanity Fare 15. Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom 16. You've Got a Friend - James Taylor 17. Walk a Mile in My Shoes - Joe South and The Believers 18. Arizona - Mark Lindsay 19. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr. 20. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell 21. Last Song - Edward Bear 22. The Guitar Man - Bread

Superhits: The Early '70s (Time Life Music)

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Superhits: The Early '70s (Time Life Music)
The Chairmen of the Board , Albert Hammond , Delaney and Bonnie and Friends , Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes , The Friends of Distinction , The Buoys , Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose , The Partridge Family , Smokey Robinson and the Miracles , and Don McLean
Manufacturer: Time Life Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000THMAK2

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Super Hits - The Early '70s - Various Artists [1992] All tracks stereo. 22 songs. Song list: Maggie May - Rod Stewart/Listen To The Music - Doobie Brothers/Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce/Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers/I Woke Up In Love This Morning - Partridge Family/The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & Miracles/Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board/Love Train - O'Jays/It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond/Never Ending Song Of Love - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends/If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes/Sooner Or Later - Grass Roots/Let's Stay Together - Al Green/If - Bread/Fire And Rain - James Taylor/Love Or Let Me Be Lonely - Friends Of Distinction/Ventura Highway - America/Timothy - Buoys/Too Late To Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose/The Love You Save - Jackson 5/Speak To The Sky - Rick Springfield/Vincent - Don McLean