Bill Withers - Just As I Am - RARE Original Classic 1971 Sussex LP Release ?
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Just As I Am Studio album by Bill Withers Released May 1971 Recorded 1971 at Sunset Sound
Wally Heider Studios
(Hollywood, California) Genre Soul, smooth soul, R&B Length 35:46 Label Sussex Producer Booker T. Jones Bill Withers chronology Just As I Am
(1971) Still Bill
(1972) Singles from Just As I Am

  1. "Ain't No Sunshine"
    Released: June 1971
  2. "Grandma's Hands"
    Released: 1971
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating All About Jazz (favorable) Allmusic Robert Christgau A? Entertainment Weekly A? PopMatters Sputnikmusic (4/5) Uncut Uptown (A)

Just As I Am is the debut studio album of American soul musician Bill Withers, released in 1971 on Sussex Records. The album features the hit single "Ain't No Sunshine", which was ranked at number 280 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Booker T. Jones produced, arranged, and played keyboards on Just As I Am.

In a career laden with highlights and hallmarks in the annals of soul history, Just as I Am gets rather overlooked as one of the best soul debuts ever issued. Remastered and repackaged as a part of Sony's DualDisc series, Just as I Am gets cleaned up and presented to a new generation of listeners who may have missed out the first time. And with this remastering comes an intimacy, warmth, and immediacy to the recordings that was only hinted at with previous versions; it's almost as if Withers is in a living room singing to a small group of people, rather than making a record. Of course, the instantly recognizable anthem "Ain't No Sunshine" gets all of the acclaim it so richly deserves, but tracks like "Harlem" and "Better Off Dead" also warrant kudos for the intensity and maturity of their performances. Even when he's doing covers, Withers treats them as if they are his own compositions and handles them with great delicacy. And while the audio performances are top-notch, the new documentary on the making of the record, as well as rare performances of "Ain't No Sunshine," "Ain't Her Daddy," and "Harlem" are the icing on the proverbial cake. Kudos to Sony for not only reissuing a long lost masterpiece, but for doing it in such a classy fashion.

AllMusic Review by Rob Theakston

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bill Withers; except where indicated. 

Side A No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Harlem"     3:23 2. "Ain't No Sunshine"     2:04 3. "Grandma's Hands"     2:00 4. "Sweet Wanomi"     2:34 5. "Everybody's Talkin'"   Fred Neil 3:26 6. "Do It Good"     2:53 Side B No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Hope She'll Be Happier"     3:49 2. "Let It Be"   John Lennon, Paul McCartney 2:35 3. "I'm Her Daddy"     3:17 4. "In My Heart"     4:20 5. "Moanin' and Groanin'"     2:59 6. "Better Off Dead"     2:16


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