Just as I Am (Bill Withers album)
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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 and guitar on Just As I Am, alongside bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn and drummer Al Jackson Jr. of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, with Stephen Stills on lead guitar.
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Personnel
- Bill Withers – guitar, vocals
- Stephen Stills – guitar
- Chris Ethridge - bass guitar
- Jim Keltner, Al Jackson Jr. – drums
- Booker T. Jones – guitar, keyboards
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Donald Dunn – bass guitar
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Later Samples
- "Ain't No Sunshine"
- "Soulja's Story" by 2Pac from the album 2Pacalypse Now
- "No Sunshine" by DMX
- "No Sunshine" by Kid Frost
- "Grandma's Hands"
- "No Diggity" by Blackstreet
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