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