Olivia Dean Song Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Copying Bill Withers' "Just The Two Of Us"
A new lawsuit claims Olivia Dean's song plagiarizes Bill Withers and Grover Washington, Jr.'s 1980 hit "Just The Two Of Us." Withers co-wrote the track for Washington's album Winelight.
In 1980, the soul great Bill Withers teamed up with jazz saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. to release the heartfelt love song "Just The Two Of Us." It's technically Washington's song, as it came out in his album Winelight , but Withers co-wrote it with Ralph MacDonald and William Salter, and his vocal is the part that everyone remembers. "Just The Two Of Us" was a major hit upon release, reaching #2 on the Hot 100. Over the years, it has been covered, sampled, and referenced countless times. Now, Withers' publisher is accusing the hugely successful young British pop star Olivia Dean of ripping it off.
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_Originally reported by [Stereogum](https://stereogum.com/2513407/olivia-dean-song-accused-of-copying-bill-withers-hit-in-new-lawsuit/news/)._
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