Bill Withers
Just As I Am LP vinyl

‘Just As I Am' is rather overlooked as one of the best soul debuts ever issued. Beautifully remastered, ‘Just As I Am' is presented to a new generation of listeners who may have missed out the first time. With this remastering comes an intimacy, warmth and immediacy to the recordings that was only hinted at with previous versions; it's almost as if Withers is in a living room singing to a small group of people, rather than making a record. Of course, the instantly recognizable anthem ‘Ain't No Sunshine' gets all of the acclaim it so richly deserves, but also in tracks like ‘Harlem', ‘Grandma's Hands' and ‘Better Off Dead' you can hear the intensity and maturity of Bill's performances. Even when he's doing covers, withers makes them sound as if they are his own compositions. Give this classic record a spin, and get ready to be submersed in the soul of one of the true masters of the genre.

NEW / Released in 1971 / Reissue 2012

Tracklist:

A1 Harlem

A2 Ain't No Sunshine

A3 Grandma's Hands

A4 Sweet Wanomi

A5 Everybody's Talkin'

A6 Do It Good

B1 Hope She'll Be Happier

B2 Let It Be

B3 I'm Her Daddy

B4 In My Heart

B5 Moanin' And Groanin'

B6 Better Off Dead