Grandma's Hands

"Grandma's Hands"
Single by Bill Withers
from the album Just as I Am
B-side"Sweet Wanomi"
Released1971
GenreSoul
Length2:00
LabelSussex
Songwriter(s)Bill Withers
Producer(s)Booker T. Jones
Bill Withers singles chronology
"Ain't No Sunshine"
(1971)
"Grandma's Hands"
(1971)
"Lean on Me"
(1972)
Official audio
"Grandma's Hands" on YouTube

"Grandma's Hands" is a song written by Bill Withers about his grandmother. It was included on his first album Just as I Am (1971), and was released as a single, reaching number 18 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart and 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] In Canada, it reached No. 37 on the RPM magazine charts. The song was produced by Booker T. Jones and also featured drummer Al Jackson Jr. and bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn from Booker T. & the M.G.'s. "Grandma's Hands" was recently re-imagined in picture book form[2], published by Bill Withers' wife Marcia, daughter Kori[3], and Freedom Three Publishing.

  1. ^ Bill Withers – Billboard Singles on allmusic.com
  2. ^ "Grandma's Hands – the Book – Based on Bill Withers' 1971 album, Just As I Am". grandmashandsbook.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  3. ^ "Marcia Withers and Kori Withers – Grandma's Hands – the Book". grandmashandsbook.com. Retrieved 2024-11-21.