Bill Withers

The Profile

American soul and R&B singer-songwriter known for intimate, plainspoken songs and timeless hits including Ain’t No Sunshine, Lean on Me, Lovely Day, and Just the Two of Us. Active from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s.

Bill Withers is a seminal American soul/R&B singer-songwriter. Key albums include Just As I Am, Still Bill, Live at Carnegie Hall, and + Justments. Signature songs include Ain’t No Sunshine, Lean on Me, Lovely Day, and Just the Two of Us. The provided review highlights + Justments (1974), praising its grooves, arrangements, and Withers’ emotive vocals.

A warmly enthusiastic look at Bill Withers’ + Justments (1974), linking it to Still Bill and the Carnegie Hall live set. The review praises songcraft, grooves, Rhodes textures, and Withers’ emotive voice. Highlights include The Same Love That Made Me Laugh, Green Grass, Heartbreak Road, and Can We Pretend with José Feliciano.