Bill Withers

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AllMusic Review by James Christopher Monger

This budget-priced box set from R&B/Soul legend Bill Withers features five complete studio albums, including 1975's Making Music (his first Columbia release), 1976's Naked & Warm (his sixth long player), 1977's Menagerie (featuring the radio hit "Lovely Day"), 1979's 'Bout Love (a collaboration with acclaimed jazz pianist Paul Smith), and 1985's Watching You Watching Me.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
1	I Wish You Well Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
2	The Best You Can Benorce Blackmon / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
3	Make Love to Your Mind Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
4	I Love You Dawn Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
5	She's Lonely Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
6	Sometimes a Song Ray Jackson / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
7	Paint Your Pretty Picture Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
8	Family Table Daine Gonneau / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
9	Don't You Want to Stay? Melvin Dunlap / Ray Jackson / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
10	Hello Like Before John Collins / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
1	Close to Me Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
2	Naked & Warm (Heaven! Oh! Heaven!) Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
3	Where Are You? Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
4	Dreams Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
5	If I Didn't Mean You Well Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
6	I'll Be with You Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
7	City of the Angels Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
8	My Imagination Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
1	Lovely Day Skip Scarborough / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
2	I Want to Spend the Night Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
3	Lovely Night for Dancing Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
4	Then You Smile at Me Clarence McDonald / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
5	She Wants To (Get on Down) Larry Nash / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
6	It Ain't Because of Me Baby	Bill Withers	Amazon
7	Tender Things Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
8	Wintertime Clifford Coulter	Bill Withers	Amazon
9	Let Me Be the One You Need Skip Scarborough / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 4

	Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
1	All Because of You Paul Smith / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
2	Dedicated to You My Love Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
3	Don't It Make It Better Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
4	You Got the Stuff Paul Smith / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
5	Look to Each Other for Love Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
6	Love Paul Smith / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
7	Love Is Paul Smith / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
8	Memories Are That Way Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 5

	Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
1	Oh Yeah! Larry Carlton / David Foster / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
2	Something That Turns You On Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
3	Don't Make Me Wait Don Freeman / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
4	Heart in Your Life Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
5	Watching You Watching Me William Eaton	Bill Withers	Amazon
6	We Could Be Sweet Lovers Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
7	You Just Can't Smile It Away Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
8	Steppin' Right Along Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
9	Whatever Happens Larry Carlton / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon
10	You Try to Find a Love Michel Colombier / Bill Withers	Bill Withers	Amazon

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