Just as I Am (Bill Withers album)

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Just as I Am
Just as I Am cover
Studio album by Bill Withers
Released 1971
Genre Rhythm and blues, soul
Label Sussex
Producer Booker T. Jones
Professional reviews
Bill Withers chronology
Just as I Am
(1971)		 Still Bill
(1972)

Just as I Am is a 1971 album by Bill Withers, released by Sussex Records. It includes the hit single "Ain't No Sunshine", which appears at number 280 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Booker T. Jones produces, arranges, and plays keyboards on the record, and Stephen Stills guests on guitar.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Black Albums 5
U.S. Billboard Pop Albums 39

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed by Bill Withers; except where indicated

  1. "Harlem" – 3:23
  2. "Ain't No Sunshine" – 2:04
  3. "Grandma's Hands" – 2:00
  4. "Sweet Wanomi" – 2:34
  5. "Everbody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil) – 3:26
  6. "Do It Good" – 2:53
  7. "Hope She'll Be Happier" – 3:49
  8. "Let It Be" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 2:35
  9. "I'm Her Daddy" – 3:17
  10. "In My Heart" – 4:20
  11. "Moanin' and Groanin'" – 2:59
  12. "Better Off Dead" – 2:16

[edit] Personnel