'Bout Love

'Bout Love
Studio album by Bill Withers
Released 1978
Recorded 1978
Genre Soul
Length 38:50
Label Columbia Records
Producer Paul Smith
Bill Withers chronology
Menagerie
(1977)		 'Bout Love
(1978)		 Watching You Watching Me
(1985)

'Bout Love is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Bill Withers, released in 1978 on the Columbia label.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Bill Withers collaborated with Paul Smith on 'Bout Love, who co-wrote all but "Memories Are That Way" with Withers. 'Bout Love features Withers's usual mellowness and introspective lyrics, however its lead single, "Don't It Make It Better" is up-tempo, and its follow-up single, "You Got the Stuff" is a funk song. "Don't Make It Better" peaked at #30 on Billboard R&B Singles, but "You Got the Stuff" reached only #85 on the chart.[2]

'Bout Love peaked at #50 on the R&B chart and #134 on the Billboard 200. It was re-released in MP3 format on July 21, 2009.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Just the Two of Us" (Bill Withers, William Salter, Ralph MacDonald) – 7:23
  2. "All Because Of You" (Withers, Paul Smith) – 3:50
  3. "In the Name of Love" (Withers, MacDonald) – 5:26
  4. "Dedicated To You My Love" (Withers, Smith) – 4:47
  5. "Don't It Make It Better" (Withers, Smith) – 4:12
  6. "You Got The Stuff" (Withers, Smith, Keith Hatchell) – 7:14
  7. "Look To Each Other For Love" (Withers, Smith) – 4:23
  8. "Love" (Withers, Smith) – 4:57
  9. "Love Is" (Withers, Smith) – 4:21
  10. "Memories Are That Way" (Withers, Smith) – 5:06

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 134
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] 50

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[5]
US
R&B
1979 "Don't It Make It Better " 30
"You Got The Stuff " 85
"Just the Two of Us" 3

External links

References

  1. '^ Hogan, Ed. Bill Withers: Bout Love > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ ""'Bout Love" Charts & Awards". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/bout-love-r22129/charts-awards. Retrieved March 14, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Amazon.com: 'Bout Love". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002GKEC0G/. Retrieved March 14, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b "Bill Withers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5859/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 
  5. ^ "Bill Withers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5859/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-08-29.