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Released on A&M Records, also Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden), Every Breath You Take (The Police) and Roxanne (The Police)
Engineered by Bill Halverson, also Ain’t No Sunshine, Let It Rain (Eric Clapton) and Helpless (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
Produced by Booker T. Jones, also Ain’t No Sunshine, Blue Skies (Willie Nelson) and Private Number (Judy Clay)
Mixed by John Golden, also Ain’t No Sunshine, Harlem and Hope She’ll Be Happier
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Bill Halverson engineered 91 songs on fono
Bill Withers wrote 89 songs on fono
Bill Halverson’s most frequent co-engineer is Bill Lazarus (10 songs together)
Booker T. Jones’s most frequent co-producer is Frank Sampedro (10 songs together)
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- Bill Withers
- Produced by
- Booker T. Jones
- Performed by
- Bill Withers
- Engineered by
- Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
- Mixed by
- John Golden
- Part of
- Just As I Am
- Released on
- A&M Records and Sussex
- Written by
- Bill Withers
- Produced by
- Booker T. Jones
- Performed by
- Bill Withers
- Engineered by
- Bill Halverson and Bill Lazarus
- Mixed by
- John Golden
- Part of
- Just As I Am
- Released on
- A&M Records and Sussex
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Bill Halverson
Same label: A&M Records
Same engineer: Bill Halverson
Same producer: Booker T. Jones
Same mixer: John Golden
Same label: A&M Records
Same label: Sussex
Same engineer: Bill Halverson
Elsewhere
Sources (10)
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1MusicBrainz Better Off Dead was performed by Bill Withers
Better Off Dead was performed by Bill Withers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Better Off Dead was produced by Booker T. Jones
Better Off Dead was produced by Booker T. Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Better Off Dead was written by Bill Withers
Better Off Dead was written by Bill Withers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Better Off Dead is part of the release Just As I Am
Better Off Dead is part of the release Just As I Am
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz A&M Records is the label of the song Better Off Dead
A&M Records is the label of the song Better Off Dead
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Sussex is the label of the song Better Off Dead
Sussex is the label of the song Better Off Dead
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Better Off Dead was engineered by Bill Halverson
Better Off Dead was engineered by Bill Halverson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Better Off Dead was engineered by Bill Lazarus
Better Off Dead was engineered by Bill Lazarus
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Better Off Dead was mixed by John Golden
Better Off Dead was mixed by John Golden
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Better Off Dead was released on 1971-05