Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?

1972 song performed by Bill Withers

"Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?"
Song by Bill Withers
from the album Still Bill
Released	May 1972
Genre	Soul
Length	3:12
Label	Sussex
Songwriter(s)	William Withers Stanley McKenny
Producer(s)	Ray Jackson

"Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?" is a track from Bill Withers' 1972 album, Still Bill. The music was written by Withers along with Stan McKenny, who wrote the lyrics. The song has also been featured on the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown.

Cover versions

"Who Is He and What Is He to You"

Single by Meshell Ndegeocello

from the album Peace Beyond Passion

Released

1996

Genre

Neo soul

Length

4:49

Label

Maverick

Songwriter(s)

Bill Withers,
Stan McKenny

Meshell Ndegeocello singles chronology

"Wild Night"
(1994)

"Who Is He and What Is He to You"
(1996)

"Leviticus: Faggot"
(1996)

In 1973, R&B group Gladys Knight & the Pips recorded a cover for the song on their album, Neither One of Us.
In 1974, R&B vocal group Creative Source had their biggest hit with the song which peaked at No. 21 on the soul chart and No. 69 on the Hot 100.
In 1996, Valerie Carter recorded the song under the title "Who Is She (And What Is She to You)" on her third album, The Way It Is.
In 1996, Meshell Ndegeocello recorded the song for her Peace Beyond Passion CD. Her version was her only number one on the US dance charts as a solo artist, and peaked at No. 34 on the soul chart.

In popular culture

The song appeared in the action-adventure video game Grand Theft Auto IV in the in-game radio station IF99. It was also featured in a 2022 advertisement for Uber Eats.

References

"Bill Withers - Still Bill (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. 1972. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
"Jackie Brown [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 138.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 186.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 425.

v t e Bill Withers
Discography
Studio albums	Just as I Am Still Bill +'Justments Making Music Naked & Warm Menagerie 'Bout Love Watching You, Watching Me
Live albums	Live at Carnegie Hall
Compilations	Bill Withers' Greatest Hits The Essential Bill Withers
Singles	"Ain't No Sunshine" "Grandma's Hands" "Everybody's Talkin'" "Let It Be" "Use Me" "Lean on Me" "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" "Lovely Day" "Just the Two of Us" "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?"
Other songs	"Apple Pie" "We Could Be Sweet Lovers"
Related articles	Discography Still Bill (film)

v t e Meshell Ndegeocello
Studio albums	Plantation Lullabies (1993) Peace Beyond Passion (1996) Bitter (1999) Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape (2002) Comfort Woman (2003) The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel (2005) The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams (2007) Devil's Halo (2009) Weather (2011) Pour une Âme Souveraine: A Dedication to Nina Simone (2012) Comet, Come to Me (2014) Ventriloquism (2018) The Omnichord Real Book (2023) No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin (2024)
Notable singles	"If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" "Who Is He and What Is He to You" "Leviticus: Faggot" "Never Miss the Water"

Meshell Ndegeocello

Studio albums

Plantation Lullabies (1993)
Peace Beyond Passion (1996)
Bitter (1999)
Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape (2002)
Comfort Woman (2003)
The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel (2005)
The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams (2007)
Devil's Halo (2009)
Weather (2011)
Pour une Âme Souveraine: A Dedication to Nina Simone (2012)
Comet, Come to Me (2014)
Ventriloquism (2018)
The Omnichord Real Book (2023)
No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin (2024)

Notable singles

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