Lean on Me

~ Recording by Club Nouveau

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Lean on Me3:58Club NouveauClub Top 13 International Juli/August 1987Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Club Top 1313 397 5
1.7Lean on Me4:02Club NouveauFormel Eins: Wild Hits!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002)CDP 588-7 46785 2
1.7Lean on Me4:02Club NouveauFormel Eins: Wild Hits!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)1C 088 26 1305 1
1.2Lean on Me4:00Club NouveauHits Album 6Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
WEA Records (imprint of Warner Records International: lower‐case “wea” with “records” below)HITS CD 6
1.4Lean on Me3:57Club NouveauThe Hits Album 6Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)CD HITS 6
1.4Lean on Me3:54Club NouveauThe Hits Album 6Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG UK & IrelandHITS 6
1.4Lean on Me?:??Club NouveauThe Hits Tape 6Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia), wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)HITS C6
1.20Lean on Me (edit)3:59Club NouveauHip Hop and Rapping in the HouseVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Stylus Music
2.16Lean on Me4:01Club NouveauThe Best of 1980–1990, Volume 8Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Electrola7243 8 27529 2 9
1.3Lean on Me4:00Club NouveauArt Laboe’s Dedicated to You, Volume 5Various ArtistsCompilation
  • US1994-11-01
Original SoundOSCD 9305
1.18Lean on Me4:00Club NouveauOnly Rock'n Roll 1985-1989Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
JCI, Warner Special ProductsJCD-3128, OPCD-1666
2.9Lean on Me4:01Club NouveauThe 80's Collection: 1987Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL 544/10
2.9Lean on Me4:00Club NouveauThe 80's Collection: 1987 (some different tracks)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL 544/10
2.9Lean on Me4:01Club NouveauThe 80's Collection: 1987Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL 544/10
1.6Lean on Me3:50Club NouveauThe No. 1 Hits 1987Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
SR International79 615 1
2.3Lean on Me3:58Club NouveauVery Best of the 80’s, Volume 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EastWest, GeeDee Music, wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)9548-33292-2
1.2Lean on Me4:01Club NouveauBillboard Hot R&B Hits 1987Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-11-21
Rhino (reissue label)R2 72142
1.3Lean on Me4:00Club NouveauMystic Music: Cool RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.), Mystic MusicS22-18168
1.1Lean on Me4:01Club NouveauOld School Dance Lesson OneVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Music Canada (imprint of Warner Music Canada Co.)WTVD 33740
1.18Lean on Me3:59Club NouveauSounds of the Eighties: 1987Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MCA Special Markets & Products, Time–Life MusicMSD-35750, R988-09
1.19リーン・オン・ミー4:00Club Nouveau80's Alive 2 YELLOWVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1997-07-09
WEA Japan (Japanese artists' imprint - used to be the "main" manufacturer of Warner Music Japan)WPCR-1180
1.11Lean on Me3:56Club NouveauClassic Club Mix: R&B GroovesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-07-23
K‐tel (international budget record label)6246-2
2.11Lean on Me4:00Club NouveauDonna's Dansfolie 85-86-87Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)28-489174-10
4.4Lean on Me4:01Club NouveauEighties CompleteVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)8567612
1.12Lean on Me5:51Club NouveauTommy Boy Greatest Beats: The First Fifteen Years 1981-1996, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-11-17
Tommy Boy (imprint, bearing the Tommy Boy logo)TBCD 1115
1.4Lean on Me3:58Club NouveauDance Classics: Back to the 80'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint)0110572
1.18Lean on Me3:59Club NouveauInstant Party Disc: Extra StrengthVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-04-06
Rhino (reissue label)R2 75707
1.11Lean on Me4:00Club Nouveau#1 Hits: 1985 - 1989Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
GNP Crescendo RecordsGNPD 2273
1.17Lean on Me4:00Club NouveauThe All Time Greatest R&B of the Last 3 DecadesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media500537 9
2.10Lean On Me4:01Club NouveauBody Talk: Forever YoursVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL BYC/01
5.14Lean On Me3:59Club NouveauDance Music Chronicle ~History of Dance MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
avex clubAKCK-30021~30
2.13Lean on Me3:59Club NouveauThe No. 1 Classic 80’s AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Australia (see annotation before using)SMTV035
1.5Lean on Me4:01Club NouveauBust a Move: The Best of Old SchoolVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-05-07
Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino)
2.10Lean on Me4:00Club NouveauEdge of the 80s: 1986–1987Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL PRA/05
4.2Lean on Me3:58Club NouveauTop 100 Hits 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Coqueiro Verde
4.9Lean on Me3:58Club Nouveau100 Hits: 80s PopVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-10-06
100 HitsDMG 100 019
4.14Lean on Me3:58Club Nouveau101 80s HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2008-10-25
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)50999 264685 2 5
7.5Lean on Me4:00Club NouveauRevolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records: The First Fifty YearsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-12-09
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)431612-2
4.12Lean on Me4:00Club NouveauThe 5CD Megabox: 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2010-07-23
Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)5186599922
1.20Lean on Me3:58Club NouveauMore 80 From the 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2011-08-09
Universal Music Australia (see annotation before using)5335368
8.9Lean On Me4:00Club NouveauTestament van de EightiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BR Music (NL-based reissue label), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)533 349/350
4.19Lean On Me4:00Club Nouveau80 Hits of the 80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2015-10-23
Rhino (reissue label)0825646012350
2.3Lean on Me4:00Club Nouveau80’s Gold: Club ’80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + CompilationHip‐O Records
1.3Lean on Me4:03Club NouveauMastermix Classic Cuts 70: CoversVarious ArtistsAlbum + CompilationMusic Factory (UK promotional remix service)CC070
1.2Lean on Me4:01Club NouveauRock On 1987Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.9Lean on Me4:03Club NouveauThe 80's Collection, Volume OneVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)0777 7 94739 2 2
1.8Lean On Me4:01Club NouveauTM Century: GoldDisc 149Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Promotion
1.1Lean on Me3:58Club NouveauLean on MeClub NouveauSingle
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)7-28430
1.2Lean on Me3:58Club NouveauLean on MeClub NouveauSingle
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)7-28430
Bootleg
19.13Lean on Me3:50Club Nouveau80’s Giga Hits CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008

Relationships

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1986)
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1986)
mash-ups:Lean a Migraine on Me (twenty one pilots vs. Club Nouveau) by Talk Hard Productions
recording of:Lean on Me (cover)

Lean on Me

lyricist and composer:Bill Withers
publisher:Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!)
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
EMI Songs Ltd.
Interior Music (Les Disques du Crépuscule sub‐label)
Interior Music Corp.
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
later translated versions:Ich bin da (Lean on Me)