Gadson was the drummer/ producer/ writer on most of the classic Bill Withers LP 'Still Bill'.
The studio version of 'No Sunshine' from his 1st LP was on 'Just as I Am' with the other great line-up
with Al Jackson Jnr etc.
The new band was Withers' touring band. (
The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band)
"the second studio album by American soul musician Bill Withers, released in 1972 by Sussex Records. It includes two hit singles: "Lean on Me", which is number 205 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and went to number 1 on the Billboard pop and R&B charts in summer of 1972; and "Use Me", which went to number two on the same charts in fall of 1972."
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1. LONELY TOWN, LONELY STREET 3:43
2. LET ME IN YOUR LIFE 2:39
3. WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU? 3:12 (McKenny/Withers)
4. USE ME 3:46
5. LEAN ON ME 4:17
1. KISSING MY LOVE 3:49
2. I DON’T KNOW 3:05
3. ANOTHER DAY TO RUN 4:38
(Withers/Blackman)
4. I DON’T WANT YOU ON MY MIND 4:35
5. TAKE IT ALL IN AND CHECK IT ALL OUT 2:40
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| Liner Notes
ALL SELECTIONS WRITTEN BY BILL WITHERS EXCEPT: “WHO IS HE”, LYRICS BY STAN MCKENNY, MUSIC BY BILL WITHERS; “ANOTHER DAY TO RUN”, LYRICS BY BILL WITHERS, MUSIC BY BENORCE BLACKMAN; ALL SELECTIONS PUBLISHED BY INTERIOR MUSIC (BMI). PRODUCED BY BILL WITHERS WITH: RAY JACKSON, JAMES GADSON, MELVIN DUNLAP, BENORCE BLACKMAN. ARRANGER: RAY JACKSON (STRINGS AND HORNS) ENGINEERS: PHIL SHEER, BOB HUGHES. RE-MIX ENGINEER: PHIL SHIER RECORDED AT: RECORD PLANT, 8456 W. 3RD ST., LOS ANGELES, CA © 1972 SUSSEX RECORDS, INC. 6430 SUNSET BLVD., HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. 90028 |
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| Musicians
PERSONNEL: BILL WITHERS, GUITAR & PIANO ON “LEAN ON ME” RAY JACKSON, PIANO, CLARINET & ELECTRIC PIANO JAMES GADSON, DRUMS AND PERCUSSION MELVIN DUNLAP, BASS BENORCE BLACKMAN, GUITAR. |
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