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B. Withers

Real Name:
William Harrison Withers, Jr.
Profile:
Soulful singer/songwriter, born July 4, 1938 in Slab Fork, West Virginia, USA. A late starter musically, he cut his first demos while working as a mechanic for the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation and released his debut single "Ain't No Sunshine" in 1971 at the age of 33.
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Discography

Releases:
Ruby Lee / Heartbreak Road (7", Single)   Sussex 1974
Make Love To Your Mind / I Love You Dawn (7")   Columbia 1975
Menagerie (Album) (3 versions)   Sony Music House Inc. ... 1977
Don't Make It Better / Love Is (7")   Columbia 1978
You Got The Stuff / Look To Each Other For Love (3 versions)   Columbia 1978
The Best Of Bill Withers (LP, Comp)   Columbia, CBS 1980
U.S.A. (7")   Columbia 1981
Something That Turns You On / You Try To Find A Love (7")   Columbia 1985
Bill Withers' Greatest Hits (Comp) (3 versions)   CBS 1987
Lovely Day (Sunshine Mix) (12", Maxi)   CBS 1988
Harlem (CD, Maxi)   CBS 1989
Ain't No Sunshine / Harlem (7", Maxi)   A&M Records  
Appears On:
Ain't No Sunshine / In Our Small Way (7", Single) Ain't No Sunshine Tamla Motown, N.V. Bovema 1972
Lean On Me (LP, Album) Lean On Me Cadet Records 1972
Song Sung Blue (LP, Album) Lean On Me Columbia 1972
Compartments (LP, Album) Compartments, Compartm... RCA Victor, RCA Victor 1973
Compartments (LP, Album, Quad) Compartments, Compartm... RCA Victor 1973
Stretch (Cass) Use Me CBS 1973
Thin Line Between Love And Hate (LP, Album) Lean On Me Trojan Records, Trojan Records 1973
20x Funky Sound Power (LP, Comp) Who Is He And What Is ... Metronome 1974
Live At Montreux (LP, Album) Ain't No Sunshine Blue Note 1974
Who Is He And What Is He To You? (7", Single)   Sussex, B & C Records 1974
The Best Of Michael Jackson (LP, Comp) Ain't No Sunshine Imavox 1975
The Three Degrees Live (Comp, Album) (2 versions) Harlem Philadelphia International Records 1975
Can't Hide Love (Album) (2 versions) I Wish You Well Blue Note ... 1976
Discorama (LP, Comp) Harlem Metronome 1976
3 Track Promo E.P. (12", EP, Promo) Who Is She And What Is... Chi Sound Records, United Artists Records 1978
Rise (Album) (3 versions) Love Is A&M Records ... 1979
This Is It! 20 Of The Hottest Hits Around (LP, Comp) Don't Make It Better CBS 1979
Who Is He And What Is He To You / Finger In It (12") Who Is He And What Is ... Paul Winley Records, Paul Winley Records 1979
Closing The Gap (LP, Album) Lean On Me Piccadilly 1980
Just The Two Of Us / Love Has Come Around (2 versions) Just The Two Of Us, Ju... Elektra 1980
Romantic Guitar (LP, Album) Ain't No Sunshine K-Tel 1980
S-Beat (LP, Album) Love Is RFC Records 1980
Syreeta (LP, Album) Let Me Be The One Motown 1980
Nightclubbing (Album) (8 versions) Use Me Island Records ... 1981
You're The Best / Gotta Find My Way Back In Your Heart (7", Single) Gotta Find My Way Back... RCA 1981
Do Your Best (12") Use Me Nickel Recording 1982
Liza Minnelli (LP, Comp) Use Me Memory, CBS Schallplatten GmbH 1982
Portraits (LP, Album, Ltd) Use Me Nickel Recording 1982
18 Greatest Hits (Comp) (5 versions) Ain't No Sunshine Motown ... 1983
Ain't No Sunshine (2 versions)   Blue Moon ... 1983
It's All Yours (Album) (2 versions) Use Me Elektra ... 1984
Sen O Dolinie / Jest Taki Samotny Dom (7", Single)   Polskie Nagrania Muza 1984
Features (LP)   Concorde (2) 1985
Features Of Love (12") Lovely Day Concorde (2) 1985
Golden Love Songs Volume 2 (Cass) Lovely Day Arcade 1986
Musclemix / La Vie En Rose / Pull Up To The Bumper (12") Use Me Island Records 1986
Golden Love Songs Volume 6 (LP, Comp) I Want To Spend The Night Arcade 1987
The Ken Boothe Collection (Eighteen Classic Songs) (Comp) (2 versions) Ain't No Sunshine Trojan Records 1987
Who Is He (12")   Alegro Records 1987
Ain't No Sunshine (7", Single) Ain't No Sunshine Virgin France S.A. 1988
Congratulations (7", Single) Ain't No Sunshine Circa Records Ltd. 1988
The Hits Album (2xLP) Lovely Day WEA International Inc., CBS 1988
The Right Stuff (LP, Album)   Polydor, Wing Records 1988
Feeling Free (LP, Album) Ain't No Sunshine Circa Records Ltd., Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 1989
Ronny's Pop Show No. 13 (2xLP, Comp) Ain't No Sunshine CBS 1989
Sarah Jane Morris (Album) (2 versions) Hello Like Before Jive 1989
Use Me (12")   Tabu Records 1990
Bridge To Your Heart (CD, Album) Who Is He And What Is ... BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA 1991
Shopping For Love (CD, Album) Who Is He (Remix) BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA 1991
Butterfly (CD, Album) Grandma's Hands Columbia 1992
No Questions (CD, Album) Lean On Me Dureco 1992
Dance Club Volume 7 (2xCD, Comp) Just The Two Of Us (Ra... Versailles 1993
September (CD, Album) Who Is He RCA 1993
Hawk Records (CD, Promo, Comp) Sweet Lovers Hawk Records 1994
Lean On Me (7", Single) Lean On Me ( Radio Edit ) Columbia 1994
Greatest Hits: 1985 - 1995 (Comp) (2 versions) Lean On Me Columbia 1995
XXL - Maxis & Mixes (3xCD, Comp) Lovely Day ('88 Remix) Columbia, Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1996
Funky Foundations (CD, Album, Comp) Lonely Town, Lonely St... Sony Music Media 1997
Sensual Rhythms (CD, Comp) Ain't No Sunshine Disky 1997
Stretch / We Had It All (CD, RM, Album, RE, Comp) Use Me BGO Records 1997
Greatest Hits (CD) Lovely Daze (Candyhill... Jive 1998
La Légende Des Tubes Volume 33 (CD, Comp) Lean On Me PolyGram - Kiosks 1998
Sweet Control The Best Of Jon Lucien (CD) Hello Like Before Razor & Tie 1999
Are You Reggae? (CD, Album) Ain't No Sunshine Edel Records 2000
Dance Classics Volume 1&2 (2xCD, Comp, RM) Lovely Day Arcade 2000
Ihana Päivä (CD, Maxi) Ihana Päivä (Sinkkuv... Ranka Recordings 2000
Omin Sanoin (CD, Album) Ihana Päivä Ranka Recordings 2000
21st Century Trance 3 (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) When He's Gone (Ain't ... React 2001
Party Line (CD + CD) When He's Gone (Ain't ... Phonokol 2001
Make Music (CD, Comp) You Harmless 2002
Smooth & Jazzy (CD) Ain't No Sunshine Columbia 2002
Sunset Over Miami - Beach Blanket Boogie Vol. 01 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Ain't No Sunshine (Ext... Complete 2002
Woven Hand (CD, Album)   Fargo Records 2002
Love Legends (CD) Ain't No Sunshine Sony Music Special Markets 2003
Pinacolada (2xCD) Just The Two Of Us Universal Music Polska, STX Records (2) 2004
Television Game EP (12", W/Lbl, EP)   Mostiko 2004
The History Of Hip Hop (3xCD, Comp, Album + Box, Car) Sunshine Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2004
Chillout Music From SIA Café (2xCD, Dig) Lovely Day Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Poland) 2005
Late Registration (Album) (3 versions) Roses Roc-A-Fella Records 2005
Fifteen Years (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) It's Gonna Be A Lovely... Ministry Of Sound 2006
The Barbecue Party Album (2xCD) Lovely Day Crimson 2006
25 Lat Listy Przebojów Trójki - 1999 (CD, Comp) Ain't No Sunshine The Music Marketeers (Polska) 2007
Babski Wieczór! (2xCD, Ltd) Ain't No Sunshine Pomaton EMI 2007
Hi Jackin' (CD, Album) Ain't No Sunshine Decca 2007
More Fish (CD, Album) Street Opera Universal Music (Australia) 2007
Now-Again Re:Sounds Vol. 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Ain't No Sunshine (J.R... Now-Again Records ... 2007
The Saxman (CD, Album) Just The Two Of Us Soft Records (3) 2007
Hit Collection (CD, Comp, Album) Who Is He And What Is ... Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Belgium) 2008
Joe T Vannelli EP - Vinyl Vocals (12", EP) Harlem (Original Mix),... Dream Beat 2008
Vitrine Vocale (CD, Album, Dig) Ain't No Sunshine Double Moon Records 2008
Sleeping Beauties, “Songs We Shouldn’t Forget” (CD, Comp) Sweet Wanomi Universal Music 2009
40 Greatest Ever Love Songs Part 1 (CD) Ain't No Sunshine Sony Music Special Markets  
Got To Be There (LP) Ain't No Sunshine Motown, Bellaphon  
Soft Spot (CD, Comp, Ltd) Ain't No Sunshine Your Fashion Point  
Summer Breeze (CD) Lovely Day Sony Music Special Markets  
Who Is He And What Is He To You / Bra (12", Comp) Who Is He And What Is ... Paul Winley Records, Paul Winley Records  
Tracks Appear On:
20x Funky Sound Power (LP, Comp) Ain't No Sunshine, Harlem Metronome 1974
Discorama (LP, Comp) Harlem Metronome 1976
This Is It! 20 Of The Hottest Hits Around (LP, Comp) Don't Make It Better CBS 1979
Golden Love Songs Volume 2 (Cass) Lovely Day Arcade 1986
Golden Love Songs Volume 6 (LP, Comp) I Want To Spend The Night Arcade 1987
The Hits Album (2xLP) Lovely Day WEA International Inc., CBS 1988
Ronny's Pop Show No. 13 (2xLP, Comp) Ain't No Sunshine CBS 1989
XXL - Maxis & Mixes (3xCD, Comp) Lovely Day ('88 Remix) Columbia, Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1996
Funky Foundations (CD, Album, Comp) Lonely Town, Lonely St... Sony Music Media 1997
Dance Classics Volume 1&2 (2xCD, Comp, RM) Lovely Day Arcade 2000
Make Music (CD, Comp) You Harmless 2002
Smooth & Jazzy (CD) Ain't No Sunshine Columbia 2002
Love Legends (CD) Ain't No Sunshine Sony Music Special Markets 2003
Pinacolada (2xCD) Just The Two Of Us Universal Music Polska, STX Records (2) 2004
Chillout Music From SIA Café (2xCD, Dig) Lovely Day Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Poland) 2005
The Barbecue Party Album (2xCD) Lovely Day Crimson 2006
Babski Wieczór! (2xCD, Ltd) Ain't No Sunshine Pomaton EMI 2007
Sleeping Beauties, “Songs We Shouldn’t Forget” (CD, Comp) Sweet Wanomi Universal Music 2009
40 Greatest Ever Love Songs Part 1 (CD) Ain't No Sunshine Sony Music Special Markets  
Summer Breeze (CD) Lovely Day Sony Music Special Markets  
Unofficial Releases:
Who Is He And What Is He To You / You Can't Hide Love (12") Who Is He And What Is ... Sussex 2009
Sure Shot / Who Is He And What Is He To You (12") Who Is He And What Is ... Dance Classics  
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