'Bout Love Explained

'Bout Love
Type:Studio
Artist:Bill Withers
Cover:Billwithers_boutlove.jpg
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
Producer:Paul Smith
Prev Title:Menagerie
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Watching You, Watching Me
Next Year:1985

Bout Love is the seventh studio album by the American musician Bill Withers, released in 1979 on the Columbia label. Withers collaborated with Paul Smith, who co-wrote all the tracks but "Memories Are That Way" with Withers.

Reception

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.[1]

Bout Love peaked at #50 on the R&B chart and No. 134 on the Billboard 200.

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

Production

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 134
Billboard Top Soul Albums50

Singles

YearSingleChart positions[3]
US
R&B
1979"Don't It Make It Better "30
"You Got The Stuff "85

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bout Love" Charts & Awards. Allmusic. March 14, 2010.
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5859/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Bill Withers US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-08-29.
  3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5859/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Bill Withers US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-08-29.