It runs for a total duration of 4:17 minutes. 'Lean On Me' was recorded in 1971 and belongs to the soul genre. Withers wrote the song in Los Angeles, as reminiscence from the previous strong community ethic, which he missed. The inspiration for 'Lean On Me' came from Bill Withers’s own childhood, in Slab Fork, West Virginia, where he experienced very poor living standards. The song was written and produced by the singer and it has a very personal touch.
'Lean On Me' was released on April 21 st, 1972 and it’s a song from American singer, Bill Withers.
