- soul, classic soul r b
- 35 min
- 12 tracks
- A&M Records
Just As I Am is the debut studio album by American soul musician Bill Withers, released on May 1, 1971, by 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.
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Character-led, spare, classical in form and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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- All About Jazz(favorable)
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- PopMatters8/10 ★
- Uncut5/5 ★
- UptownA
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Tracks
- A1Harlem3:23
- A2Ain't No Sunshine2:04
- A3Grandma's Hands2:00
- A4Sweet Wanomi2:30
- A5Everybody's Talkin'3:21
- A6Do It Good2:52
- B1Hope She'll Be Happier3:48
- B2Let It Be2:37
- B3I'm Her Daddy3:19
- B4In My Heart4:19
- B5Moanin' And Groanin'2:57
- B6Better Off Dead2:13
12 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Bill Withers
- Label
- A&M Records
- Released
- 1971
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DE
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