{"product_id":"bill-withers-naked-and-warm","title":"Bill Withers - Naked and Warm","description":"\u003cp\u003e180 gram audiophile vinyl\u003cbr\u003eDeluxe sleeve with linen laminate finish\u003cbr\u003eIncludes 4-page booklet featuring lyrics and new liner notes written by Marcia Withers\u003cbr\u003eBill Withers' fifth studio album featuring the singles \"If I Didn't Mean You Well\" and \"Close To Me\", as well as \"City Of The Angels\"\u003cbr\u003eWith soul-jazz icon Dorothy Ashby on harp\u003cbr\u003e50th anniversary edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on translucent blue coloured vinyl\u003cbr\u003eBill Withers was a modest, gentle, and yet towering musical figure responsible for some of the most important, universally known soul hits ever written.\u003cbr\u003eNaked \u0026amp; Warm is Withers' fifth studio album, released in 1976. A year earlier, the Sussex label—home to Bill's first four landmark albums—ceased operations.\u003cbr\u003eWithers then signed with the mighty Columbia Records, which would remain his home until the end of his recording career. While Naked \u0026amp; Warm retains Bill's\u003cbr\u003eunique, earthy approach to soul that made him Sussex's biggest star, it's clear that musically too, he was in transition; the first half of the album is full of\u003cbr\u003esynthesized jazz-funk vamps, while \"City Of The Angels\" is an almost 11 minutes long cosmic funk excursion combining biting Rhodes chords with swirling\u003cbr\u003esynth pads and Dorothy Ashby's spiritual harp work. All in all, Naked \u0026amp; Warm might be one of Bill's most underrated records, simply because his previous work for Sussex was just that impactful.\u003cbr\u003eNaked \u0026amp; Warm is available as a 50th anniversary edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on translucent blue coloured vinyl\u003cbr\u003eand includes a 4-page booklet featuring lyrics and new liner notes written by Marcia Withers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSIC ON VINYL","offers":[{"title":"50th Anniversary Translucent Blue Coloured Vinyl 1LP","offer_id":54838344352067,"sku":"RPT-33376","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/LIT_20260924_1735_164640_940_v_8719262041653_003.png?v=1790271100","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/bill-withers-naked-and-warm","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}