+'Justments
| + 'Justments | ||||
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| Studio album by Bill Withers | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 38:01 | |||
| Label | Sussex Records | |||
| Producer |
Bill Withers Melvin Dunlap James Gadson | |||
| Bill Withers chronology | ||||
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+'Justments is a 1974 album by Bill Withers, released by Sussex Records.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Legal tussles between Withers and Sussex prevented further recording sessions until Columbia signed the singer a year later. Columbia bought Withers' back catalog, re-releasing his earlier hit records, but +'Justments was not reissued on CD until 2010.
The album cover shows Withers writing the following explanation of the title:
"Life like most precious gifts gives us the responsibility of upkeep. We are given the responsibility of arranging our own spaces to best benefit our survival. We have the choice of believing or not believing in things like God, friendship, marriage, love, lust or any number of simple but complicated things. We will make some mistakes both in judgement and in fact. We will help some situations and hurt some situations. We will help some people and hurt some people and be left to live with it either way. We must then make some adjustments, or as the old people back home would call them, + 'JUSTMENTS."
"Can We Pretend" features José Feliciano on guitar, and he is featured on congas on "Railroad Man". Withers was a guest musician and composer on the 1973 Feliciano album Compartments.
Track listing
All tracks written by Bill Withers, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You" | 5:18 |
| 2. | "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Stories" | 2:42 |
| 4. | "Green Grass" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Ruby Lee" (Melvin Dunlap, Bill Withers) | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Heartbreak Road" | 3:06 |
| 7. | "Can We Pretend" (Denise Nicholas) | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Liza" | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Make a Smile for Me" | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Railroad Man" (Melvin Dunlap, Bill Withers) | 6:24 |
Personnel
- Bill Withers - Lead and Backing Vocals, Guitar
- José Feliciano, Benorce Blackmon – Guitar
- José Feliciano - Congas (on "Railroad Man")
- Melvin Dunlap - Bass
- James Gadson - Drums
- John Barnes - Piano
- John Myles - Clavinet
- Dorothy Ashby - Harp
- Chip Steen - Conga
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums[2] | 67 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 | US R&B |
RPM Magazine | ||
| 1974 | "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" | 50 | 10 | 39 |
| "You" | — | 15 | — | |
| 1975 | "Heartbreak Road" | 89 | 13 | — |
External links
References
- ↑ Kik, Quint. Bill Withers: + 'Justments > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- 1 2 "Bill Withers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ↑ "Bill Withers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.