{"product_id":"bill-withers-naked-and-warm-50th-anniversary-edition","title":"Bill Withers - Naked and Warm (50th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBill Withers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a modest, gentle, and yet towering musical figure responsible for some of the most important, universally known soul hits ever written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaked \u0026amp; Warm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Withers' fifth studio album, released in 1976. A year earlier, the Sussex label—home to Bill's first four landmark albums—ceased operations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithers then signed with the mighty Columbia Records, which would remain his home until the end of his recording career. While \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaked \u0026amp; Warm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e retains Bill's unique, 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 synthesized jazz-funk vamps, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"City Of The Angels\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an almost 11 minutes long cosmic funk excursion combining biting Rhodes chords with swirling synth pads and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDorothy Ashby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's spiritual harp work. All in all, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaked \u0026amp; Warm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e might be one of Bill's most underrated records, simply because his previous work for Sussex was just that impactful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNaked \u0026amp; Warm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is available as a 50th anniversary edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on translucent blue coloured vinyl and includes a 4-page booklet featuring lyrics and new liner notes written by Marcia Withers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSIC ON VINYL","offers":[{"title":"Translucent Blue Coloured Vinyl LP","offer_id":59579229536601,"sku":"SDZ-53233","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-Design-40_069e12e0-13ba-4641-ab48-903c510b8824.png?v=1790337638","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/bill-withers-naked-and-warm-50th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}