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"Lean on Me" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bill Withers. It was released in April 1972 as the first single from his second album, Still Bill . It was a number one single on both the soul and Billboard Hot 100 charts, the latter chart for three weeks in July 1972. [ 2 ]
Commercially, Still Bill produced two hit singles: "Lean on Me" (number one on both the Billboard pop and R&B charts in mid 1972) and "Use Me" (number two on the same charts later that year). [4] On September 7, 1972, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having recorded at least 500,000 copies ...
Bill Withers studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications (sales threshold)US [1]US R&B [2]CAN [3]UK [4]Just as I Am: Released: May 1971; Label: Sussex Records ...
The album features Stephen Stills playing lead guitar. [14] On the cover of the album, Withers is pictured at his job at Weber Aircraft in Burbank, California, holding his lunch box. [7] The album was a success, and Withers began touring with a band assembled from members of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. [15]
"Lean on Me", the second single taken from the album was a cover version, the original version being recorded by Bill Withers. "Take Me Home", the third and final single released from this album and also the last 2-4 Family song before the group disbanded, was released on 8 June 1999.
The Gospel According to Marcia is the fifteenth studio album released by Australian musician Marcia Hines, released on 3 November 2023 through ABC Music.The album was announced in August 2023 alongside the release of the first single, a cover of Bill Withers's "Lean on Me".
From its debut album, Life, Love & Pain, which was released in 1986, [2] the group scored four consecutive hits: "Jealousy" (essentially an answer song responding to Timex Social Club's hit "Rumors"), "Situation #9", "Lean on Me" and "Why You Treat Me So Bad".
Led by the hit single, a cover of the Bill Withers classic "Lean on Me", which went to number one on both Hot 100 and Dance charts and number two on the R&B chart, this was the only album that Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy would contribute to, as the duo left the group to form its own production team and focus on working with other acts ...