<P> `` Lean on Me '' is a song written and recorded by African American singer - songwriter Bill Withers . It was released in April 1972 as the first single from his second album , Still Bill . It was his first and only number one single on both the soul singles and the Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard ranked it as the No. 7 song of 1972 . It is ranked number 208 on Rolling Stone 's list of `` The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' . Numerous cover versions have been recorded , and it is one of only nine songs to have reached No. 1 in the US Singles Charts with versions recorded by two different artists . </P>
<P> `` Lean on Me '' is a song written and recorded by African American singer - songwriter Bill Withers . It was released in April 1972 as the first single from his second album , Still Bill . It was his first and only number one single on both the soul singles and the Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard ranked it as the No. 7 song of 1972 . It is ranked number 208 on Rolling Stone 's list of `` The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time '' . Numerous cover versions have been recorded , and it is one of only nine songs to have reached No. 1 in the US Singles Charts with versions recorded by two different artists . </P>
when did the song lean on me come out
when did the song lean on me come out
April 1972
April 1972