Just the Two of Us (song)

Just the Two of Us (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Just the Two of Us|
Artist = Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers
from Album = Winelight
Released = 1981
Genre = R&B
Length = 4:00 (Radio edit)
7:23 (Album cut)
Label = Elektra Records
Writer = Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
Producer =
Chart position = * #2 U.S. Pop
* #3 U.S. R&B
* #2 Adult Contemporary
"Just the Two of Us" is a 1981 R&B song recorded by Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers. The song appeared on Washington's album "Winelight". It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the ARC Weekly Top 40 for a week.

Regina Belle covered "Just the Two of Us" in 1991 on the Tribute album "To Grover, With Love", produced by Jason Miles, which made # 4 on Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Billboard Chart.
Bill Withers recorded another version of the song which is included on a CD of his greatest hits. Christian McBride covered the song with overdubbed basses only in a hidden track included in the album "Philadelphia Experiment", released on Rope-A-Dope Records. Will Smith sampled "Just the Two of Us" in 1998. It was also parodied in the film "".

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gzfuxqtgldhe~T51 AllMusic Guide link]


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