"Lean on Me '' Single by Bill Withers from the album Still Bill B - side "Better Off Dead '' Released April 21, 1972 Recorded 1972 Genre Soul Length 4: 17 (Album Version) 3: 45 (Single Version) Label Sussex Songwriter (s) Bill Withers Producer (s) Bill Withers Bill Withers singles chronology "Grandma 's Hands '' (1971) "Lean on Me '' (1972) "Use Me '' (1972) "Grandma 's Hands '' (1971) "Lean on Me '' (1972) "Use Me '' (1972)
who sang the original version of lean on me
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