Bill Withers' "Just the Two of Us" is woven so soulfully and well that it would take a mighty effort for any professional singer to screw up. Of course, there is the original by Grover Washington Jr. and years ago, I put up an article regarding a cover version by Toshinobu Kubota（久保田利伸）and Caron Wheeler back in 1996.
Between then and now, there probably have been a handful of such covers but I've discovered a really good version by the band Neighbors Complain who already have a few articles up on KKP. In October 2020, the group put up their own soulful and jazzy take on the Withers' classic as the first track of their "Made in Street" album. Dang it, it's just the second coming of Sing Like Talking. I couldn't help shimmy to this one.
I gather that the 2020 release was either on CD or digital download. There is a 2024 LP version that has come out.
Neighbors Complain's jazzy cover of "Just the Two of Us" is familiar and refreshing at the same time.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it was a very pleasant surprise to find out that Neighbors Complain not only created some new urban contemporary material but also covered some of the old-school stuff.
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