Bill Withers discography

The discography of American singer-songwriter and musician Bill Withers (1938–2020). It consists of eight studio albums, one live album, 10 compilation albums and 34 singles.

Bill Withers discography
Withers in 1976.
Studio albums8
Live albums1
Compilation albums10
Singles34

Albums

Studio albums

Bill Withers studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[1]
US
R&B

[2]
CAN
[3]
UK
[4]
Just as I Am 39937
Still Bill
  • Released: May 1972
  • Label: Sussex Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4171
+'Justments
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Sussex Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
677
Making Music 817
Naked & Warm
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
16941
Menagerie
  • Released: December 1977
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
39165527
'Bout Love
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
13450
Watching You, Watching Me
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1434260
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Bill Withers live albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
US
R&B

[2]
UK
[4]
Live at Carnegie Hall
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Sussex Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
63680

Compilation albums

Bill Withers compilation albums
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[1]
US
R&B

[2]
UK
[4]
The Best of Bill Withers
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Sussex Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
18233
The Best of Bill Withers
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Bill Withers' Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1835890
Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers 131
The Best of Bill Withers: Lovely Day
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Best of Bill Withers: Lean on Me
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Legacy Recordings
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Ultimate Bill Withers Collection (2CD)
Lovely Day: The Very Best of Bill Withers
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
35
Ain't No Sunshine: The Best of Bill Withers
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Music Club Deluxe
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Playlist: The Very Best of Bill Withers
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Sussex, Columbia, Legacy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Essential Bill Withers
  • Released: August 20, 2013
  • Label: Columbia, Legacy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Columbia, Legacy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
10
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Bill Withers singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
Album
US
[9]
US
R&B

[10]
US
A/C

[11]
AUS
[12]
BEL
(FL)

[13]
CAN
[3]
FRA
[14]
NL
[15]
NZ
[16]
UK
[4]
1967 "Three Nights and a Morning"[upper-alpha 1] Non-album single
1971 "Harlem"[upper-alpha 2] Just as I Am
"Ain't No Sunshine"[upper-alpha 3] 36217179731940[upper-alpha 4]
"Grandma's Hands"[upper-alpha 5] 42181637
1972 "Lean on Me"[upper-alpha 6] 114242018 Still Bill
"Use Me"[upper-alpha 7] 221433
"Let Us Love"[upper-alpha 8] 47173375 Non-album single
1973 "Kissing My Love"[upper-alpha 9] 311265 Still Bill
"Friend of Mine"[upper-alpha 10] 8025 Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall
1974 "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"[upper-alpha 11] 501039 +'Justments
"You"[upper-alpha 12] 15
"Heartbreak Road"[upper-alpha 13] 8913
1975 "It's All Over Now"[upper-alpha 14]
(with Bobby Womack)
68 Non-album single
"Harlem"[upper-alpha 15] Just as I Am
"Make Love to Your Mind"[upper-alpha 16] 7610 Making Music
1976 "I Wish You Well"[upper-alpha 17] 54
"Hello Like Before"[upper-alpha 18]
"If I Didn't Mean You Well"[upper-alpha 19] 74 Naked & Warm
1977 "Close to Me"[upper-alpha 20] 88
"Lovely Day"[upper-alpha 21] 306252324297 Menagerie
1978 "Lovely Night for Dancing"[upper-alpha 22] 75
1979 "Don't It Make It Better"[upper-alpha 23] 30 'Bout Love
"You Got the Stuff" -- Part 1[upper-alpha 24] 85
1981 "Just the Two of Us"[upper-alpha 25]
(by Grover Washington Jr. featuring Bill Withers)
232311610162434 Bill Withers' Greatest Hits
"U.S.A."[upper-alpha 26] 83 Non-album singles
1984 "In the Name of Love"[upper-alpha 27]
(with Ralph MacDonald)
581364895
1985 "Oh Yeah!"[upper-alpha 28] 106224060 Watching You Watching Me
"Something That Turns You On"[upper-alpha 29] 46
1987 "Lovely Day"[upper-alpha 30] (re-release) 92 Menagerie
1988 "Lovely Day"[upper-alpha 31] (Sunshine mix) 8124 Lovely Days (UK release only)
"Ain't No Sunshine"[upper-alpha 32] (The Total Eclipse mix) 332682
1990 "Harlem"[upper-alpha 33] (Street mix) 98
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or were not released.

Other appearances

Other recordings by Bill Withers
Year Title Album Artist Reference(s)
1971 "Theme From "Man And Boy" ("Better Days")" Soundtrack for Man and Boy J.J. Johnson [22]
1980 "Just the Two of Us" Winelight Grover Washington Jr. [23]
1982 "Apple Pie" Dreams in Stone Michel Berger [24][25]
2011 "Use Me" (live November 4, 1972) The Best of Soul Train Live various [26][27]

References

Notes

  1. B-side: "What I'll Do"
  2. B-side: "Moanin' and Groanin'"
  3. B-side: "Harlem"
  4. The original version of "Ain't No Sunshine" did not chart on the UK Singles Chart until 2009, 38 years after its release.
  5. B-side: "Sweet Wanomi"
  6. B-side: "Better Off Dead" (from Just as I Am)
  7. B-side: "Let Me in Your Life"
  8. B-side: "The Gift of Giving"
  9. B-side: "I Don't Know"
  10. B-side: "Lonely Town, Lonely Street"
  11. B-side: "Make a Smile for Me"
  12. B-side: "Stories"
  13. B-side: "Ruby Lee"
  14. B-side by Bobby Womack: "Doing It My Way"
  15. B-side: "Who Is He (and What Is He to You)" (from Still Bill)
  16. B-side: "I Love You Dawn"
  17. B-side: "She's Lonely"
  18. B-side: "Family Table"
  19. B-side: "My Imagination"
  20. B-side: "I'll Be with You"
  21. B-side: "It Ain't Because of Me Baby"
  22. B-side: "I Want to Spend the Night"
  23. B-side: "Love Is"
  24. B-side: Part 2
  25. B-side: B-side by Grover Washington Jr.: "Make Me a Memory"
  26. B-side: "Paint Your Pretty Picture" (from Making Music)
  27. B-side: B-side by Ralph MacDonald: "Play Pen"
  28. B-side: "Just Like the First Time" (Non-album track)
  29. B-side: "You Try to Find a Love"
  30. B-side: "Oh Yeah" (from Watching You Watching Me)
  31. B-side: "Lovely Day" (Original version from Menagerie)
  32. B-side: "Ain't No Sunshine" (Original version from Just as I Am)
  33. B-side: "Harlem" (Original version from Just as I Am)

Sources

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  4. "UK Charts > Bill Withers". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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  7. "Bill Withers: The Best Of - Lovely Day". bpi.co.uk. BPI.
  8. "Bill Withers: The Ultimate Collection". bpi.co.uk. BPI.
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  11. "Bill Withers – Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  12. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 342. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  17. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2020 Singles". ARIA. 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  18. "Bill Withers: Ain't No Sunshine". bpi.co.uk. BPI.
  19. "Bill Withers: Lean on Me". bpi.co.uk. BPI.
  20. "Bill Withers: Lovely Day". bpi.co.uk. BPI. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  21. "British certifications – Grover Washington Jr/Withers – Just the Two of Us". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  22. "J.J. Johnson – Man And Boy (Original Motion Picture Score)". Discogs. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  23. "Winelight – Grover Washington Jr. – Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic.
  24. "Dreams in Stone - Michel Berger - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  25. "Michel Berger - Dreams In Stone". Discogs. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  26. The Best of Soul Train Live at AllMusic
  27. The Best of Soul Train Live (booklet). Time Life. 2011.
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