Still Bill

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
"Lean on Me" Released: April 21, 1972 "Use Me" Released: 1972

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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 songs written and composed by Bill Withers; except where indicated. 

Side A
No.	Title	Writer(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 McKenny	3:13
4.	"Use Me"		3:45
5.	"Lean on Me"		4:17

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Kissing My Love"		3:49
2.	"I Don't Know"		3:04
3.	"Another Day to Run"	Withers, Benorce Blackmon	4:38
4.	"I Don't Want You on My Mind"		4:34
5.	"Take It All In and Check It All Out"		2:42

2003 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Lonely Town, Lonely Street" (Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 1973)	4:06
12.	"Let Me in Your Life" (Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 1973)	4:16

Personnel

• Bill Withers - guitar, piano, vocals
• Bobbye Hall - percussion
• Benorce Blackmon - guitar
• Melvin Dunlap - bass
• James Gadson - drums, percussion
• Raymond Jackson - piano, clavinet, electric piano, horn & string arrangement

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

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1972 (U.S.)

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. "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.

External links

• Still Bill at Discogs (list of releases)