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Written by: Withers
Produced by: Withers
Released: June '72 on Sussex
Charts: 19 weeks
Top spot: No. 1
Growing up in the coal-mining town of Slab Fork, West Virginia, Withers learned a lot about helping neighbors when they needed you. He missed that human connection when he moved to L.A., where childhood memories of togetherness provided the inspiration for "Lean On Me."
Appears on: Lean On Me (Sony)