Grover Washington Jr ft Bill Withers ~ Just The Two Of Us 1980 Jazz Funk Purrfection Version

Grover Washington Jr got his big break when jazzman Hank Crawford failed to show up for a session that Grover was hired to play backgrounds, so he was moved to lead. Producer Creed Taylor was so impressed with his playing that he signed Grover to the Kudu label.

The singles that were issued did not make much of an impact until he joined forces with Bill Withers. Bill had written a song with percussionist Ralph MacDonald and William Salter and brought it to Grover who then went into the studio to record it for his groundbreaking "Winelight" LP.
Here's a song that will soothe your Sunday.

After the disco boom, people were looking for something soothing and the jazzy tones of "Just The Two Of Us" fit the bill. The song peaked at #2 on the Hot100 for three weeks, stuck behind Sheena Easton's "Morning Train" and then Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes". It became each artists biggest and longest lasting song spending nearly a half year on the charts.

Then the two cleaned up at the Grammy Awards winning Best R&B song for Bill and Grover took home the Best Jazz Fusion Performance Award for "Winelight" and were nominated for Song and Record of the year.

In 1998 Will Smith famously sampled "Just The Two Of Us" and got a #21 hit out of it.

Withers felt that the time was right for the song as jazz was ripe for a comeback since new elements of rock could be incorporated without killing the jazz vibe, saying "Now you can do anything and everything and it's not considered compromising the music any because the audience finally realizes that everybody has something to say and they try to use all the implements to say that."

[bf]

Perfect for father's day! My dad has dementia and this is one of his favorite songs so it really means a lot. Music is one of the few things he can remember clearly. Thank you so so much I'm about to cry 😭

[beigefoxx]

Ohh..one of our anniversary songs.. RIP Gregory 💖...Thank You DJ DISCO CAT

[danielchetman]

Chefs d'œuvre absolu immense talent 👍🇺🇲🙏🇨🇵🥂les années d'or 👍 Aujourd'hui ça pue grave 👎👎👎

[nicomedy]

Happy birthday in heaven Grover Washington Jr., ("Mr Magic"), from Buffalo, New York (d. 1999) 😉

[shellygardner]

my Dad would have turned 100 this year.

[randybrazil]

It’s great stuff, good ol days, all the blues stuff is so popular now, when men were men and music flowed

[yonitirado]

Happy father's day everyone 💕💕💕💕💕 that's my favorite song ❤️💓❤️❤️💓❤️❤️💓💓💕♥️❤️

[bryanpotter]

Rest in paradise bill withers and grover Washington jr

[rockeryhudpeck]

Oh.... takes me back to my early years of marriage.

[electriko]

Beautiful version from this smooth jazz clasic. Thanks very much. I love this tune and you did an excelent job

[luishinostroza]

Excelente jazz gold de la buena época que para mí no pasará de moda que viva 🎉la buena época ok gracias 😅

[ABBY-mlrq]

Perfect song for a beautiful South Texas Sunday. Love and peace to all.

[jasonmeehan]

This tune gets better with age. After 40 or so years of listening to it I wish I got better with age.

[mercymallari]

This is so perfect when you are on a long driving road at night with your man nd this song is the one playing was so cool while chatting each other ❤❤❤

[stevenkelly]

My Brother Disco Cat your Spirit and Brilliance will live forever. That you for making my world just a little bit better!!!

[alfredbrown]

My favorite song by bill withers Awesome Remix 👍

[vynaia]

I so much love this song. It's so soft and mellow. Another one I use to destress from work. I can get into the beat and just lose myself. Nothing better than hearing music that takes you away from it all. And to think my husband is not far behind me coming home is the one thing that makes it all worth it. I really needed to hear this song. Thanx so much DJDiscoCat. ☺😌🥰😇💖💝💘💞

[blackprix]

Song is already great for when the two got together and did it took it to the moon

[bree]

I remember this song on the radio while riding around town with my mom. It quickly became a favorite.

[barrygreen]

I love the hell outta this song 😊👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👍🏿