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Just as I Am (Bill Withers album)

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)
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)Still Bill1972
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 4.5/5 stars
Robert Christgau A−
Entertainment Weekly A−
PopMatters 8/10 stars
Sputnikmusic (4/5)
Uncut 5/5 stars
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.


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