Just As I Am
His debut, produced and arranged by Booker T. Jones, which reached number five on the Billboard Black Albums chart.
Bill Withers, 1971
- Released
- May 1, 1971
- Recorded
- 1971
- Studio
- Sunset Sound and Wally Heider's Studio 3, Hollywood
- Label
- Sussex
- Producer
- Booker T. Jones
- Length
- 35:37
Withers plays guitar and sings, with Stephen Stills on guitar, Jones on guitar and keyboards, Donald Duck Dunn and Chris Ethridge on bass, Al Jackson Jr. and Jim Keltner on drums and Bobbye Hall on percussion. It reached number 5 on the Billboard Black Albums chart and 39 on the Pop Albums chart. Christgau gave it an A minus, calling it an unusually likable and listenable soul LP, and AllMusic and Uncut gave it five stars. "Grandma's Hands" reached number 42 on the Hot 100 and was the song Withers expected to be remembered for. He wrote all songs except "Everybody's Talkin'" and "Let It Be".
Track listing
- Harlem3:23
- Ain't No Sunshine2:04
- Grandma's Hands2:00
- Sweet Wanomi2:34
- Everybody's Talkin'3:26
- Do It Good2:53
- Hope She'll Be Happier3:49
- Let It Be2:35
- I'm Her Daddy3:17
- In My Heart4:20
- Moanin' and Groanin'2:59
- Better Off Dead2:16
Personnel
- Bill Withers vocals, guitar
- Booker T. Jones producer, arranger, guitar, keyboards
- Stephen Stills guitar
- Donald Duck Dunn bass
- Al Jackson Jr. drums
- Jim Keltner drums
Where to go next
Reference
- Just As I Am on Wikipedia Tracklist, personnel and reception.
Interviews
- American Songwriter: Still Bill After All These Years Withers on the album.
Sources
- Just As I Am (Bill Withers album), Wikipedia
- Bill Withers: Still Bill After All These Years, American Songwriter