Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington, Jr. song)
"Just the Two of Us" is a 1981 R&B single written by Bill Withers, William Salter and Ralph MacDonald, which was recorded by Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers. The song appeared on Washington's album Winelight. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and stayed there for 3 weeks, behind "Morning Train (9 to 5)" by Sheena Easton and "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes. The song won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song.[1] Bill Withers recorded another version of the song which is included on a CD of his greatest hits.
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Cover versions
- José José recorded the song in Spanish titled "Sólo Tú y Yo", included in his album Gracias of 1981.
- In 1991 CKBE-FM David Tyler
- Bill Cosby did a parody version, "Just the Slew of Us", as the theme music for his movie Bill Cosby: Himself. Ralph MacDonald was the writer/producer.
- Regina Belle covered "Just the Two of Us" in 1991 on the tribute album To Grover, With Love, produced by Jason Miles, which reached number four on Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart in Billboard.
- Christian McBride covered the song with overdubbed basses only in a hidden track included in the album Philadelphia Experiment, released on Rope-A-Dope Records.
- Mietta in 1995 recorded an Italian language "Just the Two of Us (Dentro L'Anima)" for her album Daniela è Felice.
- In 2004 Rebirth Brass Band released a New Orleans brass band-style cover on their album The Main Event: Live at the Maple Leaf.
- Keri Hilson sampled "Just the Two of Us" for her song "Pretty Girl Rock", off her 2010 No Boys Allowed album.
- The South Korean K-Pop Indie band Urban Zakapa (어반 자카파) covered this song for their album Beautiful Day.
- The Japanese band Exile covered this song for their 2011 Exile Cover album.
- Jessica Frech covered the song on her album Reality (2012).
- The German/Italian singer/songwriter Nevio Passaro covered the song for his YouTube series "The Monday Session".[2]
- Adult Swim's online show entitled FishCenter Live made a parody of the song entitled "Just the Ten of Us" about the fish.
- Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota recorded the song as a duet with Caron Wheeler in 1991, for his album Kubojah: Parallel World I.
- Matt Dusk and Margaret version was a single release, which promoted their a collaborative jazz album of the same name.[3]
- Will Smith released a version in 1997 which samples and incorporates lyrics from the original. Instead of love between a couple, "Just the Two of Us" focuses on the relationship between a father and son. Smith originally wrote a children's book with the same title and lyrics. For his album, he performed it in rap form.
- Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) parodied the Will Smith version in the 1999 film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
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