1977 Bill Withers – Menagerie
Menagerie is the sixth studio album by American R&B singer Bill Withers, released in 1977 on the Columbia label.
Menagerie peaked at #16 on the R&B chart and #39 on the Billboard 200. It was Withers’ biggest-selling album in the UK, where it reached #27.
Tracks
1 Lovely Day (Bill Withers; Skip Scarborough) 04:15
2 I Want To Spend The Night (Bill Withers) 03:41
3 Lovely Night For Dancing (Bill Withers) 05:49
4 Then You Smile At Me (Bill Withers; Clarence McDonald) 04:53
5 She Wants To (Get On Down) (Bill Withers; Larry Nash) 03:15
6 It Ain’t Because Of Me Baby (Bill Withers; Michael Jones) 03:30
7 Tender Things (Bill Withers) 05:00
8 Wintertime (Clifford Coulter) 03:16
9 Let Me Be The One You Need (Bill Withers; Skip Scarborough) 04:45
Biography
Musicians
1 Lovely Day
| Bass | Jerry Knight |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Percussion | Russ Kunkel |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Bill Withers |
2 I Want To Spend The Night
| Bass | Keni Burke |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Bill Withers |
| Keyboards | Dean Gant |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Bill Withers |
3 Lovely Night For Dancing
| Bass | Keni Burke |
| Drums | Alvin Taylor |
| Keyboards | Bill Withers |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Bill Withers |
4 Then You Smile At Me
| Bass | Jerry Knight |
| Drums | Alvin Taylor |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Bill Withers |
5 She Wants To (Get On Down)
| Bass | Keni Burke |
| Drums | Alvin Taylor |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards | Clifford Coulter |
| Background Vocals | Hodges, James & Smith |
| Vocals | Bill Withers |
6 It Ain’t Because Of Me Baby
| Bass | Jerry Knight |
| Drums | Alvin Taylor |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Synthesizer | Michael Jones |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Bill Withers |
7 Tender Things
| Bass | Keni Burke |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Bill Withers |
8 Wintertime
| Bass | Keni Burke |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Keyboards | Clifford Coulter |
| Synthesizer | Clifford Coulter |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Bill Withers |
9 Let Me Be The One You Need
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Vocals | Bill Withers |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bill Withers (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Producer – Clarence McDonald (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 9)
Producer – Keni Burke (Track 2, 3, 5)
Producer – Clifford Coulter (Track 8)
Arranged By – Clarence McDonald (Track 1)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Paul Riser (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Clarence McDonald (Track 8)
Concertmaster – Charles Veal
Engineer – Bob Merritt
Engineer (Assistant) – Phil Jantaas
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Design – Roger Carpenter
Illustration – Lou Beach
Photography – Elliot Gilbert
Mastered At Masterdisk
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At A&R Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc