{"product_id":"bill-withers-just-as-i-am-still-bill-justments-making-music-live-at-carnegie-hall","title":"Bill Withers - Just As I Am \/ Still Bill \/ + Justments \/ Making Music \/ Live At Carnegie Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003eLegendary singer songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eBill Withers\u003c\/strong\u003e’ first five albums on three CDs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the studio recordings \u003cem\u003e‘Just As I Am’\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e‘Still Bill’\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e‘+’Justments’\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e‘Making Music’\u003c\/em\u003e and the concert LP, \u003cem\u003e‘Live At Carnegie Hall’\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe package includes many of Bill’s biggest Hits including \u003cem\u003e‘Ain’t No Sunshine’\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e‘Lean On Me’\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e‘Use Me’\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e‘Kissing My Love’\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e‘The Same Love That Made Me Laugh’\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e‘Make Love To Your Mind’\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fantastic release features liner notes by journalist \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Waring\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Just As I Am’\u003c\/em\u003e, Bill’s first album, was basically \u003cstrong\u003eBooker T. and the MGs\u003c\/strong\u003e, minus \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Cropper\u003c\/strong\u003e, who was busy. \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Stills\u003c\/strong\u003e (of Buffalo Springfield and \u003cstrong\u003eCrosby, Stills, Nash \u0026amp; Young\u003c\/strong\u003e fame) was a friend of Booker’s, and covered for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spring of 1972 saw the release of Withers’ long-awaited follow-up album, \u003cem\u003e‘Still Bill’\u003c\/em\u003e, preceded by the anthemic single \u003cem\u003e‘Lean On Me’\u003c\/em\u003e, which has inspired over 200 cover versions - from Michael Bolton to Garth Brooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Live At Carnegie Hall’\u003c\/em\u003e included some previously unreleased songs, namely the poignant \u003cem\u003e‘I Can’t Write Left-Handed’\u003c\/em\u003e, about a Vietnam veteran; and a churning chunk of cinematic funk called \u003cem\u003e‘World Keeps Going Around’\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘+’Justments’\u003c\/em\u003e stayed on the U.S. chart for a 34-week stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1975 Columbia Records bought Withers’ Sussex masters and signed the singer to the label. His debut album for the company \u003cem\u003e‘Making Music’\u003c\/em\u003e, whose title was changed in the UK to \u003cem\u003e‘Making Friends’\u003c\/em\u003e, was a big-budget affair that saw the singer\/songwriter hooking up with a new producer, \u003cstrong\u003eLA Express\u003c\/strong\u003e keyboardist \u003cstrong\u003eLarry Nash\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose other credits included working with \u003cstrong\u003eJoni Mitchell\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Withers died aged 81 in 2020. With 24 US hit singles to his name, including the chart-topping \u003cem\u003e‘Lean On Me’\u003c\/em\u003e, and three well deserved Grammy Awards, Bill had achieved more in his 15 years as a recording artist than many did during much longer careers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHERRY RED RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"3CD","offer_id":59185642963289,"sku":"SDZ-51314","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/robin86t_-_bill_withers_-_3d.jpg?v=1787847581","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/bill-withers-just-as-i-am-still-bill-justments-making-music-live-at-carnegie-hall","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}