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Making Music (Bill Withers album)

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Released
  
1975

Length
  
43:52

Artist
  
Bill Withers

Producer
  
Bill Withers

Genre
  
Soul music

Recorded
  
1975

Making Music (1975)
  
Naked & Warm (1976)

Release date
  
1975

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Making Music is the fourth studio album by American R&B singer Bill Withers. It was also released in the UK as Making Friends.

Contents

Reception

Making Music was released in 1975 and is Withers' first album on Columbia Records due to Sussex Records folding in July 1975. The album charted at number seven on the R&B album charts. The album was released in the UK by CBS under the title of 'Making Friends' also in 1975.

Track listing

All songs written by Bill Withers; except where noted.

  1. "I Wish You Well" 3:57
  2. "The Best You Can" (Withers, Benorce Blackmon) 2:33
  3. "Make Love to Your Mind" 6:23
  4. "I Love You Dawn" 2:36
  5. "She's Lonely" 5:15
  6. "Sometimes a Song" (Withers, Raymond Jackson) 4:44
  7. "Paint Your Pretty Picture" 5:43
  8. "Family Table" (Withers, Diane Gonneau) 3:13
  9. "Don't You Want to Stay?" (Withers, Melvin Dunlap, Raymond Jackson) 4:03
  10. "Hello Like Before" (Withers, John Collins) 5:29

Personnel

  • Bill Withers – Lead Vocals and Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
  • Larry Nash - Keyboards, Melodica
  • James Jamerson, Louis Johnson, Bass
  • Ray Parker, Jr., Wah-Wah Watson, George Johnson, David T. Walker - Electric Guitar
  • Dennis Badimir - Acoustic Guitar
  • Dave Grusin - Keyboards
  • Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums
  • Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
  • Ernie Watts - Soprano Saxophone
  • Paul Riser - Horn, Strings
  • Jim Gilstrap, Augie Johnson, Caroline Willis, Myrna Matthews, Tom Bahler - Backing Vocals

    • Songs

    1I Wish You Well3:59
    2The Best You Can2:24
    3Make Love To Your Mind6:23

    References

    Making Music (Bill Withers album) Wikipedia
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