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'Bout Love is the seventh studio album by American R&B singer Bill Withers, released in 1979 on the Columbia label.

'Bout Love
Studio album by Bill Withers
Released	12 March 1979
Recorded	August-December 1978
Studio	Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) and A&R Recording (New York City, New York).
Genre	Soul
Length	39:03
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Paul Smith
Bill Withers chronology
Menagerie (1977) 'Bout Love (1979) Watching You, Watching Me (1985)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]

Bill Withers collaborated with Paul Smith on 'Bout Love, who co-wrote all but "Memories Are That Way" with Withers. 'Bout Love features Withers' 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 It Make It Better" peaked at No. 30 on Billboard R&B Singles, but "You Got the Stuff" reached only No. 85 on the chart.[3]

'Bout Love peaked at #50 on the R&B chart and No. 134 on the Billboard 200. It was re-released as a digital music download in 2008.[4]

Track listing

1. "All Because Of You" (Bill Withers, Paul Smith) – 3:50
2. "Dedicated To You My Love" (Withers, Smith) – 4:47
3. "Don't It Make It Better" (Withers, Smith) – 4:12
4. "You Got The Stuff" (Withers, Smith, Keith Hatchell) – 7:14
5. "Look To Each Other For Love" (Withers, Smith) – 4:23
6. "Love" (Withers, Smith) – 4:57
7. "Love Is" (Withers, Smith) – 4:21
8. "Memories Are That Way" (Withers) – 5:06

Personnel

• Bill Withers – vocals, acoustic guitar (1), bass (1), whistle (2), guitar (3, 4, 7, 8), horn and string arrangements (3), acoustic piano (4), drums (8)
• Wah Wah Watson – electric guitar (1)
• Paul Smith – keyboards (1–7), synthesizer (1–4)
• Geoffrey Leib – keyboards (8)
• Clifford Coulter – synthesizer (8)
• Keni Burke – additional bass lIcks (1, 2), bass (3, 6, 7)
• Bryan Garofalo – bass (2, 5, 8)
• Jerry Knight – bass (3)
• Keith Hatchell – bass (4)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (1, 2, 3, 5–8), additional cymbal (8)
• Harvey Mason – drums (4)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1, 5–8)
• Buddy Collette – flute solo (2)
• Bill Eaton – horn and string arrangements (1, 8), additional string arrangements (5, 6)
• Jeff Ervin – additional horn arrangements (1, 3)
• Jean Hintermann – additional horn arrangements (1, 3)
• Wade Marcus – horn arrangements (4–7), string arrangements (5, 6, 7)

Production

• Paul Smith – producer
• Bill Eaton – production consultant
• Gerry Griffith – production consultant
• Ralph MacDonald – production consultant
• Wade Marcus – production consultant
• Bob Merritt – recording, mixing
• Phil Jantaas – assistant engineer
• Ollie Cotton – assistant engineer
• Ed Rakowicz – assistant engineer
• Andy Engel – design
• Fred Anderson – photography

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[5]	134
Billboard Top Soul Albums[5]	50

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[6]
		US R&B
1979	"Don't It Make It Better "	30
	"You Got The Stuff "	85

External links

• Bill Withers-'Bout Love at Discogs

References

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