Just the Two of Us (song)

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“Just the Two of Us”

Single by Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers from the album Winelight
Released	1981
Genre	R&B
Length	4:00 (Radio edit) 7:23 (Album cut)
Label	Elektra Records
Writer(s)	Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter

"Just the Two of Us" is a 1981 R&B song recorded by Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers. The song appeared on Washington's album Winelight. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the ARC Weekly Top 40 for a week.

Regina Belle covered "Just the Two of Us" in 1991 on the Tribute album "To Grover, With Love", produced by Jason Miles, which made # 4 on Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Billboard Chart.

Bill Withers recorded another version of the song which is included on a CD of his greatest hits. Christian McBride covered the song with overdubbed basses only in a hidden track included in the album "Philadelphia Experiment", released on Rope-A-Dope Records. Will Smith sampled "Just the Two of Us" in 1998. It was also parodied in the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

Preceded by "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" by Sheena Easton	ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single May 9, 1981	Succeeded by "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes