{"product_id":"bill-withers-justments","title":"Bill Withers – +'Justments","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRarity - Sealed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVocals: Bill Withers : Vocals, Guitar (A2, B4), Piano (A4), CMI Piano-Organ (B5) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audiosoundmusic.com\/collections\/bill-withers\" title=\"vinyl featuring Bill Withers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8000;\"\u003e[click here to see other vinyl featuring Bill Withers]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBass: Melvin Dunlap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrums: James Gadson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElectric Piano: Ray Jackson (A1-2), John Barnes (A4), John Myles (B2-3, B5)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePiano: John Barnes (A1, A3)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuitar: Benorce Blackmon (A1), José Feliciano (B2)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarp: Dorothy Ashby (A2-4, B2)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCongas: \"Chip\" Steen (A5, B5), José Feliciano (B5)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClavinet: John Myles (B5)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrings arranged by John Myles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 LP,  Standard sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal analog Master tape : YES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy Press : 180g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecord color : black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed : 33 RPM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize : 12'’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStereo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecord Press : \u003cspan\u003eQuality Record Pressings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel : VMP - Vinyl Me Please, Classics series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Label : Sussex\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eRecorded in 1974 at The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California), Dijobe Sound (Orange, California), Bill Withers' home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngineered by Bobby Thomas, Phil Schier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMixed by Phil Schier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduced by Bill Withers, James Gadson, Melvin Dunlap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotography by Norman Seeff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Direction by Carl Overr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eOriginally released in 1974\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eReissued in 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracks :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Same Love That Made Me Laugh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGreen Grass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRuby Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHeartbreak Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCan We Pretend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLiza\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMake A Smile For Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRailroad Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\"Back in March 2004 music magazine Mojo included Withers' fourth album on a list of \"67 Lost Albums You Must Own.\" Whether 'Justments is indeed the stuff of legend remains debatable. Surely no holy grail like the similarly mentioned Cold Fact by Sussex labelmate Sixto Rodriguez, it seems at least unfairly ignored. Nothing here might be as compelling as \"Grandma's Hands\" or \"I Can't Write Left-Handed,\" but there are plenty of melancholy reflections from a genuine soulman who came across more as a West coast singer\/songwriter. Replacing the hired hands of his debut with former employees of Charles Wright \u0026amp; the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band proved equally important in shaping Withers' identity. Not only had they been instrumental in creating a landmark with his second album Still Bill, follow-up Live at Carnegie Hall showed how easily they could replicate their unrestrained approach on-stage, performing quite a few tunes which hadn't yet appeared on a studio album. This experience further tightening a natural combination, the band was set for Withers' third studio album. The moody overtones of 'Justments suggest both band and singer might have suffered a bit from fatigue, a notion not altogether far-fetched since they would dissolve upon completing it. Not even Spanish minstrel José Feliciano could rescue a song like \"Railroad Man\" from getting stuck in a not unpleasant but ultimately unrewarding jam mode. Still, a few gems are worth mentioning. The spine-tingling string sections for \"You\" and \"Ruby Lee\" for instance invoke the memory of Still Bill's intriguing \"Who Is He and What Is He to You.\" The former would be released as a single and crack the Top 15 R\u0026amp;B chart, as would \"Heartbreak Road\" and \"The Same Love That Made Me Laugh.\" The demise of Sussex led to both the labels' catalog and Withers himself being transferred to Columbia. Though some of its feel would always shine through his releases for his new employer, 'Justments stands out for being the last album where the artist's unique character takes the foreground rather than being mostly left to drown in a glossy production. Thus, while its \"lost album\" status is mostly due to it being out of print for ages, in a just world it would be re-released back to back with 1975's Making Music. This just might turn out historically interesting, as it would document Withers' evolution towards the guilty pleasure of \"Lovely Day.\"\" AllMusic Review by Quint Kik\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRatings\u003c\/strong\u003e : \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAllMusic : 3.5 \/ 5 ; Discogs : 4.65 \/ 5 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e","brand":"AudioSoundMusic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57450206789967,"sku":"C051","price":79.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3811\/7783\/files\/Captured_ecran2026-04-12a18.15.30.png?v=1776371946","url":"https:\/\/www.audiosoundmusic.com\/products\/bill-withers-justments","provider":"AudioSoundMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}