Bill & Kori - A Telephone Call Away

The unassuming highlight of the film (Still Bill) finds Withers and daughter Kori (an extraordinary vocalist and songstress in her own right) in a hotel lobby singing through a previously unheard song, ’A Telephone Call Away.’ Withers’ pensive piano work and perfectly unpretentious lyrics resonate in the acoustics of the rooms vaulted ceiling. The song reaches it’s climax when Kori Withers joins in for a down right, gut-bucket yet effortlessly beautiful bridge. This song has recently seen release on George Benson’s latest Songs and Stories as a duet with the deep and dulcet-toned Lalah Hathaway. While the song’s beauty is still undeniable, for me, you can’t beat Bill and Kori Withers in a hotel lobby on a quiet afternoon.