| 'Bout Love | ||||
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| 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 | |||
| Bill Withers chronology | ||||
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'Bout Love is the seventh studio album by the American musician Bill Withers, released in 1979 on the Columbia label. [1] Withers collaborated with Paul Smith, who co-wrote all the tracks but "Memories Are That Way" with Withers.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C [3] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [1] |
'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. [4]
'Bout Love peaked at #50 on the R&B chart and No. 134 on the Billboard 200.
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums [5] | 134 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums [5] | 50 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions [6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B | ||||
| 1979 | "Don't It Make It Better " | 30 | ||
| "You Got The Stuff " | 85 | |||
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