Bill Withers' Greatest Hits

Bill Withers' Greatest Hits

Numbered Limited Edition Hybrid SACD from Mobile Fidelity
Bill Withers' Smooth Soul Voice, Mellow Grooves, and Gospel Accents Inform Beloved Work: Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, and Stephen Stills Among Guest Instrumentalists on Greatest Hits
Essential Bill Withers' Greatest Hits Mobile Fidelity Hybrid SACD Touts Astounding Clarity and Presence: Roots R&B Has Never Sounded Better on Any Pressing

Mobile Fidelity's hybrid SACD of the 1981 compilation provides a transparent view of Withers' relaxing timbre and the subtle grooves underlining his arrangements. Characteristics ranging from the tension of the guitars, funky bends of the bass, whisper-soft coo of the formal strings, airiness of the backing harmonies, and sharpness of the snare drum emerge with utmost clarity and lifelike presence. Always prized for its naked honesty and pure conviction, Withers' music positively caresses the senses on this SACD, the unadulterated production and beautiful soundscapes revealed anew with each listen.

Incredibly, Withers almost never got a shot at recording. After receiving a deal from Sussex while laboring as a toilet-seat manufacturer, he landed in the care of Stax bandleader Booker T. Jones, who gathered most of his fellow MG members along with Stills and Jim Keltner to assist in Withers' debut. Two takes from those sessions, the Grammy-winning "Ain't No Sunshine" and devotional "Grandma's Hands," are included here, and showcase the vocalist's incredible breath control, folksy drawl, and restrained phrasing. They also indicate his penchant for converting biographical experience into eminently catchy combinations of pop, gospel, blues, and soul.

A veritable template for British soul contemporaries like Sam Smith and an extension of the timeless fare explored by Van Morrison, Curtis Mayfield, and Al Green, Bill Withers' Greatest Hits belongs in every music lover's library.
Country USA
Brand MOFI
Manufacturer Mobile Fidelity
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber UDSACD2155
Model UDSACD2155
ReleaseDate 2016-06-24
UnitCount 1
Format Hybrid SACD - DSD
UPCs 821797215565
EANs 0821797215565

Country	USA
Brand	MOFI
Manufacturer	Mobile Fidelity
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	UDSACD2155
Model	UDSACD2155
ReleaseDate	2016-06-24
UnitCount	1
Format	Hybrid SACD - DSD
UPCs	821797215565
EANs	0821797215565

Bill Withers' Greatest Hits

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