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BILL WITHERS

45 RPM

COLLECTABLES RECORDS
BACK TO BACK HIT SERIES
04619
"NOW A VERY HARD ITEM TO FIND"
IN NEW UN-PLAYED CONDITION

 

A-SIDE

AIN'T NO SUNSHINE

PEAK  # 3  [1971]  BILLBOARD HOT 100  16  WEEKS ON CHART

B-SIDE

USE ME

PEAK  # 2  [1972]  BILLBOARD HOT 100  12  WEEKS ON CHART

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FORMAT:   7" 45 SINGLE  JUKEBOX SERIES  (BACK TO BACK HITS)  
ARTIST:  BILL WITHERS
TITLE:  AIN'T NO SUNSHINE 
                  /  USE ME                            
LABEL:  COLLECTABLES  BACK TO BACK HIT SERIES                          
NUMBER:  04619    
LABEL DESCRIPTION:   Oldies Series 
GRADE:  MINT   (new store stock!)    "UN-PLAYED"
ADDITIONAL NOTES   A RESSIUE!!!
ADDITIONAL  INFO:   William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985.

Bill Withers Withers in 1976 Background informationBirth nameWilliam Harrison Withers, Jr.BornJuly 4, 1938 (age 77)

United StatesOriginLos Angeles, United States, , , ,Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, record producerInstrumentsVocals, guitar, keyboardsYears active1963 – present
Associated actsHe recorded several major hits, including "", "", "", "", "", and "". Withers won three  and was nominated for four more. His life was the subject of the 2009 documentary film . He was inducted into the  in 2015. Early life

Withers was born the youngest of six children in the small coal-mining town of . He was born with a stutter and has said he had a hard time fitting in. Raised in nearby , he was thirteen years old when his father died. Withers enlisted with the  at the age of 18 and served for nine years, during which time he got over his stutter and became interested in singing and writing songs. Discharged from the Navy in 1965, he relocated to Los Angeles in 1967 for a musical career. Withers worked as an assembler for several different companies, including , while recording  with his own money, shopping them around and performing in  at night. When he debuted with the song "" he refused to resign from his job because of his belief that the music business was a fickle industry.

Career Sussex records

During early 1970, Withers' demonstration tape was auditioned favorably by , owner of . Avant signed Withers to a record deal and assigned former Stax Records stalwart  to produce Withers' first album. Four three-hour  were planned for the album, but funding caused the album to be recorded in three sessions with a six-month break between the second and final sessions.  was released in 1971 with the tracks, "Ain't No Sunshine" and "" as singles. The album features  playing lead guitar. On the cover of the album, Withers is pictured at his job at  in , holding his lunch pail.

The album was a success and Withers began touring with a band assembled from members of The : drummer , guitarist Benorce Blackmon, keyboardist Ray Jackson, and bassist Melvin Dunlap.

At the 14th annual  on Tuesday, March 14, 1972, Withers won a  for "." The track had already sold over one million copies and was awarded a  by the  in September 1971.

During a hiatus from touring, Withers recorded his second album, Still Bill. The single, "" went to number one the week of July 8, 1972. It was Withers' second gold single with confirmed sales in excess of three million. His follow-up, "Use Me" released in August 1972, became his third million seller, with the R.I.A.A. gold disc award taking place on October 12, 1972. His performance at Carnegie Hall on October 6, 1972, was recorded, and released as the live album Bill Withers, Live at Carnegie Hall on November 30, 1972. In 1974, Withers recorded the album +' Justments. Due to a legal dispute with the Sussex company, Withers was unable to record for some time thereafter.

During this time, he wrote and produced two songs on the  record , and in October 1974 performed in concert together with , , and  in  four weeks prior to the historic  fight between  and . Footage of his performance was included in the 1996 documentary film , and he is heard on the accompanying soundtrack. Other footage of his performance is included in the 2008 documentary film  which is based on archival footage of the 1974 Zaire concert.

Columbia Records

After Sussex Records folded, Withers signed with  in 1975. His first album release with the label, Making Music, Making Friends, included the single "She's Lonely", which was featured in the film . During the next three years he released an album each year with Naked & Warm (1976),  (1977, containing the successful ""), "Bout Love" (1978) and "Get on Down"; the latter song also included on the  soundtrack.

In 1976, Withers performed "Ain't No Sunshine" on .

Due to problems with Columbia and being unable to get songs approved for his album, he concentrated on joint projects from 1977 to 1985, including "", with  saxophonist , which was released during June 1980. It won a Grammy on February 24, 1982. Withers next did "Soul Shadows" with , and "In the Name of Love" with , the latter being nominated for a Grammy for vocal performance.

In 1982, Withers was a featured vocalist on the album, "Dreams in Stone" by French singer . This record included one composition co-written and sung by Withers, an upbeat disco song about New York City entitled "Apple Pie The album was not released in North America, although it contains several songs about America.

In 1985 came Watching You Watching Me, which featured the -rated  single "Oh Yeah", and ended Withers' business association with Columbia Records. Withers stated in interviews that a lot of the songs approved for the album, in particular, two of the first three singles released, were the same songs which were rejected in 1982, hence contributing significantly to the eight-year hiatus between albums. Withers also stated it was frustrating seeing his record label release an album for , an actor, when they were preventing him, an actual singer, from releasing his own. He toured with  in 1985 to promote what would be his final studio album.

His disdain for Columbia's A&R executives or "blaxperts", as he termed them, trying to exert control over how he should sound if he wanted to sell more albums, played a part in him making the decision to not record or re-sign to a record label after 1985, effectively ending his performing career, even though remixes of his previously recorded music were released after his 'retirement'. Finding musical success later in life than most, at 32, he has said he was socialized as a 'regular guy' who had a life before the music so did not feel that inherent need to keep recording once he fell out of love with the industry. He has also stated that he doesn't miss touring & performing live and does not regret leaving music behind. He seemingly no longer suffers from the  of  that affected him during his recording career.

Post-Columbia career

In 1988, a new version of "Lovely Day" from the 1977 Menagerie album, entitled "Lovely Day (Sunshine Mix)" and  by , reached the  in the United Kingdom, leading to Withers' performance on the long-running  that year. The original release had reached #7 in the UK in early 1978, and the re-release climbed higher to #4.

In 1987, he received his ninth Grammy Award nomination and on March 2, 1988, his third Grammy for Best Rhythm and Blues Song as songwriter for the re-recording of "Lean on Me" by  on their debut album Life, Love and Pain, released in 1986 on .

In 1996, a portion of his song "Grandma's Hands" was sampled in the song "" by BLACKstreet, featuring Dr. Dre. The single went to Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold 1.6 million copies and won a Grammy in 1999 for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Withers contributed two songs to 's 2004 release . Following the reissues of Still Bill on January 28, 2003, and Just As I Am on March 8, 2005, there was speculation of previously unreleased material being issued as a new album. In 2006, Sony gave back to Withers his previously unreleased tapes.

In 2007, "Lean on Me" was inducted into the .

On January 26, 2014, at the 56th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Bill Withers: The Complete Sussex & Columbia Albums Collection, featuring Withers' 9 studio albums, received the "Best Historical" Grammy Award (in a tie with The Rolling Stones' "Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965.") The award was presented to Leo Sacks, who produced the collection, and the mastering engineers Mark Wilder, Joseph M. Palmaccio and Tom Ruff.

On April 18, 2015, he was inducted into the  by .

On October 1, 2015, there was a tribute concert at  in his honor, featuring , , ,  and  recreating his 1973 concert album, Live at Carnegie Hall, along with other Withers material. Withers was in attendance and spoke briefly onstage.

Personal life

Withers married actress  in 1973, during her stint on the sitcom . The couple divorced the following year. In 1976, Withers married Marcia Withers née Johnson and they had two children, Todd and Kori. Marcia eventually assumed the direct management of his Beverly Hills-based publishing companies, in which his children also became involved as they became adults.

Discography Studio albums YearAlbumPeak chart positions
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197135937——19724171— US: Gold 1974677———1975817———197616941———197739165527 US: Gold 197913450———1985Watching You Watching Me14342—60—"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified Live albums YearAlbumPeak chart positionsRecord label

1973Live at Carnegie Hall636"—" denotes the album failed to chart Compilation albums YearAlbumPeak chart positions
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1975The Best of Bill Withers18233——1980The Best of Bill Withers, Just The Two of US & Sooul Shadows————1981Greatest Hits1835890 US: Gold 1994Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers131———2000The Best of Bill Withers: Lean on Me————2000The Ultimate Bill Withers Collection (2CD)————2005Lovely Day: The Very Best of Bill Withers——35—2008Ain't No Sunshine: The Best of Bill Withers————Music Club Deluxe2009Playlist: The Very Best of Bill Withers————Sussex/Columbia/Legacy2013The Essential Bill Withers (2CD)————"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified Singles YearSinglePeak chart positions





1971"" 36217940""421816—37—1972""114122018""2214—33—"Let Us Love"471733—75—1973"Kissing My Love"3112——65—"Friend of Mine"8025————1974"The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"5010——39—"You"—15————"Heartbreak Road"8913————1975"It's All Over Now" (with )—68————"Make Love to Your Mind"7610————1976"I Wish You Well"—54————"Hello Like Before"——————"If I Didn't Mean You Well"—74————1977"Close to Me"—88————""30625—2371978"Lovely Night for Dancing"—75————1979"Don't It Make It Better"—30————"You Got the Stuff (Part 1)"—85————1981"" (with )232311034"I Want to Spend the Night"——————"U.S.A."—83————1984"In the Name of Love" (with )58136——951985"Oh Yeah!"1062240——60"Something That Turns You On"—46————""——————1987"Lovely Day" (re-release)—————921988"Lovely Day" (Sunshine Mix)—————4"Ain't No Sunshine" (The Total Eclipse Mix)—————821990"Harlem" (Street Mix)—————98"—" denotes the release failed to chart

 

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