Bill Withers discography

Cataloging of published recordings by Bill Withers

Bill Withers discography

Withers in 1976.

Studio albums| 8
Live albums| 1
Compilation albums| 10
Singles| 34

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

## Albums

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### Studio albums

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Bill Withers studio albums  Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications
(sales threshold)

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[1] | US
R&B
[2] | CAN
[3] | UK
[4]
Just as I Am |

* Released: May 1971
* Label: Sussex Records
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 39 | 9 | 37 | —  |
Still Bill |

* Released: May 1972
* Label: Sussex Records
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 4 | 1 | 71 | —  |

* RIAA: Gold[5]

+'Justments |

* Released: 1974
* Label: Sussex Records
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 67 | 7 | — | —  |
Making Music |

* Released: 1975
* Label: Columbia Records
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 81 | 7 | — | —  |
Naked & Warm |

* Released: 1976
* Label: Columbia Records
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 169 | 41 | — | —  |
Menagerie |

* Released: December 1977
* Label: Columbia Records
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 39 | 16 | 55 | 27  |

* RIAA: Gold[5]

'Bout Love |

* Released: 1979
* Label: Columbia Records
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 134 | 50 | — | —  |
Watching You, Watching Me |

* Released: 1985
* Label: Columbia Records
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 143 | 42 | — | 60  |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

### Live albums

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Bill Withers live albums  Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions

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[1] | US
R&B
[2] | UK
[4]
Live at Carnegie Hall |

* Released: 1973
* Label: Sussex Records
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 63 | 6 | 80

### Compilation albums

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Bill Withers compilation albums  Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications
(sales threshold)

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[1] | US
R&B
[2] | UK
[4]
The Best of Bill Withers |

* Released: 1975
* Label: Sussex Records
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 182 | 33 | —  |
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

| 183 | 58 | 90  |

* RIAA: Gold[5]
* BPI: Gold[6]

Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers |

* Released: 1994
* Label: Legacy Recordings
* Formats: CD, digital download

| 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)  |

* Released: 2000
* Label: Sony Music Entertainment
* Formats: CD, digital download

| — | — | —  |
Lovely Day: The Very Best of Bill Withers |

* Released: 2005
* Label: Sony Music Entertainment
* Formats: CD, digital download

| — | — | 35  |

* BPI: Silver[7]

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  |

* BPI: Gold[8]

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

## Singles

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Bill Withers singles  Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications
(sales threshold) | Album

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[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"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Non-album single
1971  | "Harlem"[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Just as I Am
"Ain't No Sunshine"[C] | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 73 | 19 | — | 40[D] |

* ARIA: Platinum[17]
* RIAA: 4× Platinum[5]
* BPI: 2× Platinum[18]

"Grandma's Hands"[E] | 42 | 18 | 16 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | —  |
1972  | "Lean on Me"[F] | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | — | 20 | — | — | — | 18  |

* ARIA: Platinum[17]
* RIAA: Gold[5]
* BPI: Platinum[19]

| Still Bill
"Use Me"[G] | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | —  |

* RIAA: Gold[5]
* BPI: Silver[20]

"Let Us Love"[H] | 47 | 17 | 33 | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | —  |  | Non-album single
1973  | "Kissing My Love"[I] | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | —  |  | Still Bill
"Friend of Mine"[J] | 80 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall
1974  | "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"[K] | 50 | 10 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | —  |  | +'Justments
"You"[L] | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Heartbreak Road"[M] | 89 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
1975  | "It's All Over Now"[N]
(with Bobby Womack) | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Non-album single
"Harlem"[O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Just as I Am
"Make Love to Your Mind"[P] | 76 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Making Music
1976  | "I Wish You Well"[Q] | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Hello Like Before"[R] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"If I Didn't Mean You Well"[S] | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Naked & Warm
1977  | "Close to Me"[T] | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
"Lovely Day"[U] | 30 | 6 | 25 | — | — | 23 | — | 24 | 29 | 7  |

* ARIA: Platinum[17]
* BPI: 2× Platinum[21]
* RIAA: 2× Platinum[5]

| Menagerie
1978  | "Lovely Night for Dancing"[V] | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
1979  | "Don't It Make It Better"[W] | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | 'Bout Love
"You Got the Stuff" -- Part 1[X] | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
1981  | "Just the Two of Us"[Y]
(by Grover Washington Jr. featuring Bill Withers) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 10 | — | 16 | 24 | 34  |

* BPI: Platinum[22]

| Bill Withers' Greatest Hits
"U.S.A."[Z] | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |  | Non-album singles
1984  | "In the Name of Love"[AA]
(with Ralph MacDonald) | 58 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 95  |
1985  | "Oh Yeah!"[AB] | 106 | 22 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60  |  | Watching You Watching Me
"Something That Turns You On"[AC] | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —  |
1987  | "Lovely Day"[AD] (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92  |  | Menagerie
1988  | "Lovely Day"[AE] (Sunshine mix) | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 12 | — | 4  |  | Lovely Days (UK release only)
"Ain't No Sunshine"[AF] (The Total Eclipse mix) | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 26 | — | 82  |
1990  | "Harlem"[AG] (Street mix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98  |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or were not released.

## Other appearances

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Other recordings by Bill Withers  Year  | Title  | Album  | Artist  | Reference(s)

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1971  | "Theme From "Man And Boy" ("Better Days")"  | Soundtrack for Man and Boy | J.J. Johnson | [23]
1980  | "Just the Two of Us"  | Winelight | Grover Washington Jr. | [24]
1982  | "Apple Pie"  | Dreams in Stone | Michel Berger | [25][26]
2011  | "Use Me" (live November 4, 1972) | The Best of Soul Train Live | various  | [27][28]

## References

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### Notes

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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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1. ^ a b c "Bill Withers – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Bill Withers – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
3. ^ a b "CAN Charts > Bill Withers". RPM. Archived from the original on August 9, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
4. ^ a b c d "UK Charts > Bill Withers". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
5. ^ a b c d e f g "Bill Withers". riaa.com. Recording Industry Association of America.
6. ^ "Bill Withers: Greatest Hits". bpi.co.uk. BPI.
7. ^ "Bill Withers: The Best Of - Lovely Day". bpi.co.uk. BPI.
8. ^ "Bill Withers: The Ultimate Collection". bpi.co.uk. BPI.
9. ^ "Bill Withers – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
10. ^ "Bill Withers – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
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.
13. ^ "Discografie Bill Withers". ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
14. ^ "Discographie Bill Withers". lescharts.com. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
15. ^ "Discografie Bill Withers". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
16. ^ "Discography Bill Withers". charts.org.nz. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
17. ^ a b c "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. ^ "British certifications – Bill Withers – Use Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
21. ^ "Bill Withers: Lovely Day". bpi.co.uk. BPI. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
22. ^ "British certifications – Grover Washington Jr/Withers – Just the Two of Us". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
23. ^ "J.J. Johnson – Man And Boy (Original Motion Picture Score)". Discogs. 1971. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
24. ^ "Winelight – Grover Washington Jr. – Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic.
25. ^ "Dreams in Stone - Michel Berger - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
26. ^ "Michel Berger - Dreams In Stone". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
27. ^ The Best of Soul Train Live at AllMusic
28. ^ The Best of Soul Train Live (booklet). Time Life. 2011.

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Bill Withers

Discography

Studio albums|

* Just as I Am
* Still Bill
* +'Justments
* Making Music
* Naked & Warm
* Menagerie
* 'Bout Love
* Watching You, Watching Me

Live albums|

* Live at Carnegie Hall

Compilations|

* Bill Withers' Greatest Hits
* The Essential Bill Withers

Singles|

* "Ain't No Sunshine"
* "Grandma's Hands"
* "Everybody's Talkin'"
* "Let It Be"
* "Use Me"
* "Lean on Me"
* "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"
* "Lovely Day"
* "Just the Two of Us"
* "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?"

Other songs|

* "Apple Pie"
* "We Could Be Sweet Lovers"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Still Bill (film)

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