Naked & Warm is the fifth studio album by American soul singer-songwriter and producer Bill Withers. The album was released on November 6, 1976, through Columbia Records.
Track listing All songs written by Bill Withers. "Close to Me" - 3:55 "Naked & Warm (Heaven! Oh! Heaven!)" - 5:47 "Where You Are" - 3:54 "Dreams" - 5:34 "If I Didn't Mean You Well" - 3:04 "I'll Be with You" - 3:12 "City of the Angels" - 10:45 "My Imagination" - 4:52
Personnel Bill Withers – lead vocals, backing vocals (3, 4) Benorce Blackmon – guitar (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8) Geoffrey Leib – guitar (1–8), electric piano (1, 7), acoustic piano (2, 3, 4, 6, 7) Clifford Coulter – Moog synthesizer (1, 4, 5) Don Freeman – electric piano (1–4, 6, 7), acoustic piano (5), synthesizer (7) Youseff Rahman – electric piano (2) Larry Nash – electric piano (8) Jerry Knight – bass (1, 3–7), backing vocals (2) Melvin Dunlap – bass (2) Larry Tolbert – drums (1–7) Earl "Crusher" Bennett – congas (1, 3–7, cowbell (1, 3–7), slapstick (1, 3–7), tambourine (1, 3–7), vibraslap (1, 3–7) Kwasi "Rocky" Dzidzornu – congas (1, 3) Dorothy Ashby – harp (2, 7, 8), obbligato vocals (2, 7, 8) Lenny Booker – backing vocals (2) Lois Booker – backing vocals (2) Helen Gonder – backing vocals (2) Marsha Johnson – backing vocals (2)
Production Bill Withers – producer Bob Merritt – engineer Phil Jamtaas – assistant engineer Rick Smith – assistant engineer Bernie Grundman – mastering Ken Anderson – design Tom Steele – design Elliot Gilbert – cover photography
Studios Recorded at Record Plant (Los Angeles, California). Mastered at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California).
Charts Chart (1976) Peakposition Billboard Pop Albums169 Billboard Top Soul Albums41
Singles Year Single Chart positions USR&B1976 "If I Didn't Mean You Well" 741977 "Close To Me" 88
References
External links Bill Withers-Naked & Warm at Discogs