Still Bill

For other uses, see Still Bill (disambiguation).
Still Bill
Studio album by Bill Withers
Released May 1972
Recorded The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Soul, smooth soul, R&B, Pop
Length 44:36
Label Sussex
Producer Benorce Blackmon, Bill Withers, James Gadson, Melvin Dunlap, Ray Jackson
Bill Withers chronology
Just as I Am
(1971)		 Still Bill
(1972)		 Live at Carnegie Hall
(1973)
Singles from Still Bill
  1. "Lean on Me"
    Released: April 21, 1972
  2. "Use Me"
    Released: 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bill Withers, except where indicated.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(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 McKenny3:13
4."Use Me"   3:45
5."Lean on Me"   4:17
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kissing My Love"   3:49
2."I Don't Know"   3:04
3."Another Day to Run"  Withers, Benorce Blackmon4:38
4."I Don't Want You on My Mind"   4:34
5."Take It All In and Check It All Out"   2:42

Personnel

Chart history

Chart (1972) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Soul Albums[10] 1
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums[10] 4
Canadian RPM 100 Albums[11] 71

See also

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Bill Withers: Still Bill > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Still Bill review". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1972. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Bill Withers". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ Hermann, Andy (January 24, 2003). "Bill Withers: Still Bill". PopMatters. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ Wild, David (May 5, 2005). "Bill Withers: Still Bill". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007.
  6. ↑ Miller, Derek (July 26, 2005). "Bill Withers - Still Bill". On Second Thought. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  7. ↑ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow (Special Issue). December 2004. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006.
  8. ↑ "Still Bill > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011.
  9. ↑ "American certifications – Withers, Bill – Still Bill". Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. 1 2 "Still Bill > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  11. ↑ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. archived at Library and Archives Canada (Volume 18, No. 14). November 18, 1972. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
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