Bill Withers' Greatest Hits is a single-LP compilation that gathers ten of the songs that defined Bill Withers' career as a soul and R&B songwriter. First issued by Columbia Records in 1981, it draws on his recordings from the 1970s and early 1980s, presenting his best-known work in one collection.
Track selection
The album brings together enduring favourites including 'Ain't No Sunshine', 'Lean On Me', 'Lovely Day', 'Use Me' and 'Grandma's Hands', alongside 'Just the Two of Us', 'Soul Shadows', 'I Want to Spend the Night', 'Hello Like Before' and 'Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?'. Together they show the warmth and directness that made Withers one of the most distinctive voices in soul music.
This edition
This release is the 2021 Columbia and Legacy reissue, pressed as a single vinyl LP.