Just as I Am
by Bill Withers
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 May 1971
- Label: Sussex
- Country: United States
- Length: 35:57
- Community rating: 3.95/5 from 10 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Produced by Booker T. Jones and featuring Stephen Stills on guitar, Bill Withers's debut album is a miraculously flawless, deeply moving soul classic. 'Just as I Am' introduces his warm, incredibly soothing baritone alongside timeless hits like 'Ain't No Sunshine', crafting a beautifully melodic, fiercely passionate, and wonderfully bittersweet folk-soul masterpiece.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, conscious, soulful, acoustic, storytelling, gentle, vocal
Tracklist
- Harlem (3:25)
- Ain't No Sunshine (2:06)
- Grandma's Hands (2:02)
- Sweet Wanomi (2:35)
- Everybody's Talkin' (3:27)
- Do It Good (2:54)
- Hope She'll Be Happier (3:51)
- Let It Be (2:39)
- I'm Her Daddy (3:19)
- In My Heart (4:21)
- Moanin' and Groanin' (2:59)
- Better off Dead (2:14)
Credits
- Bill Withers - primary artist, guitar, liner notes, written-by
- Booker T. Jones - arranged by, guitar, keyboards, producer
- Chris Ethridge - bass
- Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
- Al Jackson Jr. - drums
- Jim Keltner - drums
- John Golden - engineer [re-mix engineer]
- Bill Lazerus - engineer [sunset sound]
- Bill Halverson - engineer [wally heider]
- Stephen Stills - guitar
- Alan Corbeth - lacquer cut by
- Bobbye Hall Porter - percussion
- Norbert Jobst - photography by
- Fred Neil - written-by
- Lennon-McCartney - written-by