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Still Bill
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Still Bill is Bill Withers's second studio album and was released on 1 May 1972 on Sussex Records. Withers recorded and produced it himself, with musicians from the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. His first album was Just as I Am. The music mixes soul, funk and blues, and the lyrics deal with human nature, emotions and sex, seen from a male middle-class perspective.
The album contains two of his best-known songs. Lean on Me became number 1 on both the pop chart and the R&B chart of Billboard, and Use Me reached number 2. By September 1972 the album had already gone gold. Reviews were positive: Rolling Stone found it stronger and more relaxed than his debut, and later critics called it a classic of the 1970s. The production is sparse, with in Use Me a famous guitar motif by Ray Jackson.
Listening
Track list
- 1Lonely Town, Lonely Street3:45Apple Music ↗
- 2Let Me in Your Life2:42Apple Music ↗
- 3Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?3:14Apple Music ↗
- 4Use Me3:48Apple Music ↗
- 5Lean on Me4:19Apple Music ↗
- 6Kissing My Love3:51Apple Music ↗
- 7I Don't Know3:07Apple Music ↗
- 8Another Day to Run4:40Apple Music ↗
- 9I Don't Want You on My Mind4:37Apple Music ↗
- 10Take It All In and Check It All Out2:39Apple Music ↗
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