Beschreibung
Diese 9-CD-Box mit den Hit-Singles „Ain’t No Sunshine“, „Lean On Me“ und „Lovely Day“ enthält alle neun Alben, die Bill Withers in seiner großartigen und brillanten, aber kurzlebigen Plattenkarriere veröffentlicht hat.
Die Klangqualität des Albums und insbesondere der Singles „Harlem“ und „Lonely Town, Lonely Street“, die jeweils die Eröffnugstracks der ersten beiden Alben sind, ist durchweg ausgezeichnet. Die Live-Version von „Carnegie Hall“ und Donny Hathaway’s „Live“ von 1972 ist unter Soul-Fans sehr beliebt. Alle Alben wurden von den originalen analogen Bändern überarbeitet.
Die Box enthält ein 40-seitiges Booklet mit der Geschichte über Bill Withers, beeindruckende Bilder und alle Informationen über die neun CDs.
- Just As I am
- Still Bill
- Live At Carnegie Hall
- + Justments
- Making Music
- Naked & Warm
- Menagerie
- ‚Bout Love
- Watching You Watching Me
Rezensionen
»Die ultimative Zusammenstellung seines Werkes, Bill Withers: The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums. Das 9 Alben umfassende Box Set gewann einen Grammy in der Kategorie beste historische Aufnahmen.« (Billboard, 2020)
Just As I Am |
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| 1-1 | Harlem | 3:23 |
| 1-2 | Ain’t No Sunshine | 2:04 |
| 1-3 | Grandma’s Hands | 2:00 |
| 1-4 | Sweet Wanomi | 2:30 |
| 1-5 | Everybody’s Talkin‘ | 3:21 |
| 1-6 | Do It Good | 2:52 |
| 1-7 | Hope She’ll Be Happier | 3:48 |
| 1-8 | Let It Be | 2:37 |
| 1-9 | I’m Her Daddy | 3:19 |
| 1-10 | In My Heart | 4:19 |
| 1-11 | Moanin‘ And Groanin‘ | 2:57 |
| 1-12 | Better Off Dead | 2:13 |
Still Bill |
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| 2-1 | Lonely Town, Lonely Street | 3:43 |
| 2-2 | Let Me In Your Life | 2:39 |
| 2-3 | Who Is He (And What Is He To You)? | 3:12 |
| 2-4 | Use Me | 3:46 |
| 2-5 | Lean On Me | 4:17 |
| 2-6 | Kissing My Love | 3:49 |
| 2-7 | I Don’t Know | 3:05 |
| 2-8 | Another Day To Run | 4:38 |
| 2-9 | I Don’t Want You On My Mind | 4:35 |
| 2-10 | Take It All In And Check It All Out | 2:40 |
Bill Withers Live (At Carnegie Hall) |
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| 3-1 | Use Me | 8:30 |
| 3-2 | Friend Of Mine | 3:20 |
| 3-3 | Ain’t No Sunshine | 2:25 |
| 3-4 | Grandma’s Hands (With Rap) | 5:08 |
| 3-5 | World Keeps Going Around | 5:08 |
| 3-6 | Let Me In Your Life (With Rap) | 4:35 |
| 3-7 | Better Off Dead | 3:36 |
| 3-8 | For My Friend | 2:58 |
| 3-9 | I Can’t Write Left Handed | 6:52 |
| 3-10 | Lean On Me | 5:47 |
| 3-11 | Lonely Town Lonely Street | 3:54 |
| 3-12 | Hope She’ll Be Happier | 4:23 |
| 3-13 | Let Us Love | 5:21 |
| 3-14 | Harlem/Cold Baloney | 13:07 |
+’Justments |
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| 4-1 | You | 5:18 |
| 4-2 | The Same Love That Made Me Laugh | 3:23 |
| 4-3 | Stories | 2:42 |
| 4-4 | Green Grass | 3:08 |
| 4-5 | Ruby Lee | 3:16 |
| 4-6 | Heartbreak Road | 3:06 |
| 4-7 | Can We Pretend | 3:47 |
| 4-8 | Liza | 3:02 |
| 4-9 | Make A Smile For Me | 3:14 |
| 4-10 | Railroad Man | 6:24 |
Making Music |
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| 5-1 | I Wish You Well | 3:57 |
| 5-2 | The Best You Can | 2:33 |
| 5-3 | Make Love To Your Mind | 6:23 |
| 5-4 | I Love You Dawn | 2:36 |
| 5-5 | She’s Lonely | 5:15 |
| 5-6 | Sometimes A Song | 4:44 |
| 5-7 | Paint Your Pretty Picture | 5:43 |
| 5-8 | Family Table | 3:13 |
| 5-9 | Don’t You Want To Stay? | 4:03 |
| 5-10 | Hello Like Before | 5:29 |
Naked & Warm |
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| 6-1 | Close To Me | 3:56 |
| 6-2 | Naked & Warm (Heaven! Oh! Heaven!) | 5:46 |
| 6-3 | Where You Are | 3:54 |
| 6-4 | Dreams | 5:32 |
| 6-5 | If I Didn’t Mean You Well | 3:04 |
| 6-6 | I’ll Be With You | 3:12 |
| 6-7 | City Of The Angels | 10:44 |
| 6-8 | My Imagination | 4:52 |
Menagerie |
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| 7-1 | Lovely Day | 4:15 |
| 7-2 | I Want To Spend The Night | 3:41 |
| 7-3 | Lovely Night For Dancing | 5:51 |
| 7-4 | Then You Smile At Me | 4:54 |
| 7-5 | She Wants To (Get On Down) | 3:15 |
| 7-6 | It Ain’t Because Of Me Baby | 3:31 |
| 7-7 | Tender Things | 5:02 |
| 7-8 | Wintertime | 3:17 |
| 7-9 | Let Me Be The One You Need | 4:44 |
‚Bout Love |
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| 8-1 | All Because Of You | 4:14 |
| 8-2 | Dedicated To You My Love | 4:47 |
| 8-3 | Don’t It Make It Better | 5:22 |
| 8-4 | You Got The Stuff | 7:16 |
| 8-5 | Look To Each Other For Love | 4:23 |
| 8-6 | Love | 4:57 |
| 8-7 | Love Is | 4:21 |
| 8-8 | Memories Are That Way | 5:01 |
Watching You Watching Me |
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| 9-1 | Oh Yeah! | 4:01 |
| 9-2 | Something That Turns You On | 4:23 |
| 9-3 | Don’t Make Me Wait | 3:59 |
| 9-4 | Heart In Your Life | 4:13 |
| 9-5 | Watching You Watching Me | 5:47 |
| 9-6 | We Could Be Sweet Lovers | 3:26 |
| 9-7 | You Just Can’t Smile It Away | 4:41 |
| 9-8 | Steppin‘ Right Along | 5:43 |
| 9-9 | Whatever Happens | 3:14 |
| 9-10 | You Try To Find A Love | 5:17 |
