In December 1977, “Columbia” label released “Menagerie”, the sixth Bill Withers studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “A&R Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Withers, Keni Burke, Clarence McDonald and Clifford Coulter.

Personnel:

• Bill Withers – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
• Clarence McDonald – keyboards, string arrangements, horn arrangements, arrangements
• Dean Gant – keyboards
• Clifford Coulter – keyboards, synthesizer solo
• Mike Jones – synthesizers
• Jerry Knight – bass
• Keni Burke – bass
• Russ Kunkel – drums, shaker
• Alvin Taylor – drums
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion
• Paul Riser – horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Charles Veal – concertmaster
• Pat Hodges – backing vocals
• Denita James – backing vocals
• Jessica Smith – backing vocals
• Phil Jantaas – assistant engineer
• Roger Carpenter – design
• Lou Beach – illustration
• Elliot Gilbert – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Withers, except where noted.

1. Lovely Day – Bill Withers, Skip Scarborough
2. I Want to Spend the Night
3. Lovely Night for Dancing
4. Then You Smile at Me – Bill Withers, Clarence McDonald
5. She Wants To (Get on Down) – Bill Withers, Larry Nash
6. It Ain’t because of Me Baby – Bill Withers, Michael Jones
7. Tender Things
8. Wintertime – Cliff Coulter
9. Let Me Be the One You Need – Bill Withers, Skip Scarborough