{"product_id":"bill-withers-just-as-i-am","title":"Bill Withers - Just As I Am","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLACK VINYL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough low-key by the standards of early-'70s soul, Withers' debut record is by most measures an astonishing maiden outing. Perhaps being at a relatively advanced age for a singer\/songwriter doing his first album (Withers was in his early thirties by the time it was released) helped give the songs a maturity and weight lacking in most initial efforts. Withers immediately carved a distinct niche for himself within soul music by integrating folkier, more introspective elements than what was being heard almost anywhere else within the style. While gentle orchestration and jazz-funk rhythms could often be heard, he didn't forsake some down-home blues and gospel influences, which really came to the forefront on songs like \"Grandma's Hands.\" The lilting, melancholy \"Ain't No Sunshine\" was the deserved smash hit from the record, but there were a bunch of fine effervescently grooving songs on the rest of the album that remain unjustly familiar to the general audience, like \"Harlem,\" \"Sweet Wanomi,\" \"Moanin' and Groanin',\" and \"Better Off Dead.\" All the material was original save covers of Fred Neil's \"Everybody's Talkin'\" and the Beatles' \"Let It Be,\" both of which Withers made over into his own memorable acoustic-based soul style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1        Harlem    3:23\u003cbr\u003eA2        Ain't No Sunshine    2:04\u003cbr\u003eA3        Grandma's Hands    2:00\u003cbr\u003eA4        Sweet Wanomi    2:30\u003cbr\u003eA5        Everybody's Talkin'  3:21\u003cbr\u003eA6        Do It Good    2:52\u003cbr\u003eB1        Hope She'll Be Happier    3:48\u003cbr\u003eB2        Let It Be  2:37\u003cbr\u003eB3        I'm Her Daddy    3:19\u003cbr\u003eB4        In My Heart    4:19\u003cbr\u003eB5        Moanin' And Groanin'    2:57\u003cbr\u003eB6        Better Off Dead    2:13\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Analog Record Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45041081680072,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/8505\/files\/71wXlV_OnwL._SL1050.jpg?v=1774902058","url":"https:\/\/www.analogrecordshop.com\/products\/bill-withers-just-as-i-am","provider":"Analog Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}