Just the Two of Us (Grover Washington Jr. song)

"Just the Two of Us"
Single by Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers
from the album Winelight
B-side "Make Me a Memory (Sad Samba)"
Released February 1981
Recorded 1980
Genre R&B, jazz, smooth jazz
Length 7:23 (album version)
3:58 (7" edit)
Label Elektra Records
Writer(s) Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
Producer(s) Grover Washington Jr., Ralph MacDonald
Grover Washington Jr. singles chronology
"Winelight"
(1980)		 "Just the Two of Us"
(1981)		 "Be Mine (Tonight)"
(1982)

"Just the Two of Us" is a 1981 R&B single written by Bill Withers, William Salter and Ralph MacDonald, which was recorded by Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers. The song appeared on Washington's album Winelight. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and stayed there for 3 weeks, behind "Morning Train (9 to 5)" by Sheena Easton and "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes. The song won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song.[1] Bill Withers recorded another version of the song which is included on a CD of his greatest hits.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australia KMR [2] 31
Canada RPM Top Singles [3] 10
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [4] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 3
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 2
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [5] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1981) Rank
Canada [6] 78
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [7] 18
U.S. Cash Box [8] 37

Toshinobu Kubota version

"Just the Two of Us"
Single by Toshi Kubota featuring Caron Wheeler
from the album Kubojah: Parallel World I and Sunshine, Moonlight
Released June 25, 1996
Format CD, digital download
Recorded 1991
1995 (re-recorded)
Genre Reggae (Kubojah version)
R&B, soul (Sunshine, Moonlight version)
Length 4:28 (album version)
3:33 (single version)
Label Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Writer(s) Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
Producer(s) Toshinobu Kubota, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter, Bill Withers
Toshinobu Kubota chronology
"La La La Love Song"
(1996)		 "Just the Two of Us"
(1996)		 "Body-Cation"
(1996)
Caron Wheeler chronology
"Keep On Movin' (Remix)"
(1996)		 "Just the Two of Us"
(1996)		 "Star"
(1999)

"Just the Two of Us" was covered by Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota as a duet with Caron Wheeler in 1991, for his album Kubojah: Parallel World I. The song was credited as "Just the 2 of Us", featuring a reggae-style beat. In 1995, Kubota re-recorded the song, which appeared on his album Sunshine, Moonlight, with a more R&B-style beat. In 1996, he released the song as the second single from the album. The song charted at number 30 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart and remained on the charts for a duration of five weeks.[9] The song was included the setlist during the Oyeees! Tour. During the tour, Joi Cardwell, who sang backing vocals during the tour, performed the song as a duet with Kubota. In 2007, Double performed the song the MTV Japan Icons Special. During the performance, Kubota walk onto the stage to complete the song with her.[10] In 2012, Kubota performed the song with Japanese singer Yuri, who was also a background vocalist during his "Party Ain't A Party Tour". The performance was included on his concert DVD "Party Ain't A Party", which was released in May 2012.[11]

Music video

In 1996, Toshi Kubota and Caron Wheeler shot a music video for the song. The video setting takes place during the night at a party in Kubota's apartment. Wheeler watches the party from the fire escape of the next apartment building. The single version was used for the audio format of the video. There are also video shots of other musicians playing their instruments during the party, a group of elderly men playing cards outside the apartment on the sidewalk, and a couple dancing in another room of the apartment.

Formats and track listing

  1. Just the Two of Us (Butcher Bros. LP Remix) (duet with Caron Wheeler)
  1. Just the Two of Us (Butcher Bros. LP Remix)
  2. Just the Two of Us (Smooth R&B Mix)
  3. Just the Two of Us (So So Def Remix)
  4. Just the Two of Us (Club Mix Radio Edit)
  5. Just the Two of Us (Street Mix) (featuring Fat Man Scoop and E. Bros.)

Other cover versions

References

  1. ↑ "Winelight – Grover Washington Jr. – Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992"
  3. ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0341&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0341.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0341
  4. ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0346&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0346.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0346
  5. ↑ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19810509.html
  6. ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4689&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062
  7. ↑ Musicoutfitters.com
  8. ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/1981YESP.html
  9. ↑ 久保田利伸のシングル売り上げランキング. Oricon Style. Retrieved on November 4, 2012
  10. ↑ Just the Two of Us (Live) on YouTube. Retrieved on November 4, 2012
  11. ↑ 久保田利伸 - Just the two of us 2012 on YouTube. Retrieved on November 4, 2012
  12. ↑ "Amazon.com: Toshi Kubota: Toshi Kubota / Just The Two Of Us: Music". amazon.com.
  13. ↑ "Amazon.com: Kubota Toshinobu: Just the Two of Us Butcher Bro: Music". amazon.com.
  14. ↑ Nevio Passaro – The Monday Session #6. YouTube. 10 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Matt Dusk & Margaret "Just the Two of Us" (Video Premiere)". Retrieved 2015-11-10.
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