Just As I Am/still Bill (Bonus Tracks) CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Harlem ~ Bill Withers

2. Ain't No Sunshine ~ Bill Withers

3. Grandma's Hands ~ Bill Withers

4. Sweet Wanomi ~ Bill Withers

5. Everybody's Talkin' ~ Bill Withers

6. Do It Good ~ Bill Withers

7. Hope She'll Be Happier ~ Bill Withers

8. Let It Be ~ Bill Withers

9. I'm Her Daddy ~ Bill Withers

10. In My Heart ~ Bill Withers

11. Moanin' And Groanin' ~ Bill Withers

12. Better Off Dead ~ Bill Withers

13. Lonely Town, Lonely Street ~ Bill Withers

14. Let Me In Your Life ~ Bill Withers

15. Who Is He (And What Is He To You?) ~ Bill Withers

16. Use Me ~ Bill Withers

17. Lean On Me ~ Bill Withers

18. Kissing My Love ~ Bill Withers

19. I Don't Know ~ Bill Withers

20. Another Day To Run ~ Bill Withers

21. I Don't Want You On My Mind ~ Bill Withers

22. Take It All In And Check It All Out ~ Bill Withers

23. Better Days - (bonus track, from ""Man And Boy"") ~ Bill Withers

24. It's All Over Now - (bonus track, with Bobby Womack) ~ Bill Withers

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	2 LPs on 1 CD: JUST AS I AM (1971)/STILL BILL (1972).
	Personnel includes: Bill Withers, Bobby Womack (vocals); Stephen Stills (guitar); Booker T. Jones (keyboards); Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass); Al Jackson Jr. (drums).
	Bill Withers' first two albums were arguably his best works, his most personal and unaffected music with a distinctive sound by virtue of their lean production, especially his debut, Just As I Am. At the turn of the 1960s into the 1970s, he was a unique presence, as we're reminded by this Raven Records two-LP-on-one-CD package. Withers' first album is otherwise unavailable on CD, and the mastering here brings the audio quality up dramatically, making the listening experience close and intimate, almost like a private studio performance. Withers' songs are so personal that they only gain intensity from this treatment -- not just the original songs, such as "Ain't No Sunshine" or "Grandma's Hands," but even his cover of "Let It Be." The only real decision that fans will have to make concerns his second album, Still Bill, which is available in the United States with two live bonus tracks; for anyone owning this disc, buying Sony's domestic release of that album may prove superfluous. As an added enticement, Raven has also included bonus tracks of "Better Days," from the soundtrack to the movie Man and Boy, and a version of "It's All Over Now," by Withers and Bobby Womack. ~ Bruce Eder
Producer: Booker T. Jones
Musical Guests
	Stephen Stills
	Bobby Womack
	Booker T. Jones
	The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

Compilation Appearances

	Best Of Quincy Jones-Millenniu
	Jukebox Hits Of The 70's
	Soul Hits Of 80s
	Roll Bounce
	Gold(2cd)
	Billboard #1S: The 70's
	Best Of Soul Train (Live)
	Singers Songwriters
	Smooth Soul

Associated Artists and Works

	Paul, Billy
	Smooth Jazz All Stars
	The Smooth Jazz All Stars

Technical Info

	Release Date : 10/14/2003
	Original Release Date : 2003
	Catalog ID : RVCD 160
	Label : Raven
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00612657016022