Just As I Am | ||||
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Studio album by Bill Withers | ||||
Released | May 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1971 at Sunset Sound Wally Heider Studios (Hollywood, California) |
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Genre | Soul, smooth soul, R&B | |||
Length | 35:46 | |||
Label | Sussex | |||
Producer | Booker T. Jones | |||
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Singles from Just As I Am | ||||
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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. The album was later reissued as a dual disc with a second disc featuring all the tracks in 5.1 Surround Sound.
All tracks written by Bill Withers; except where indicated.