Bill Withers
+'Justments
Год издания/переиздания диска: 1974/2015
Жанр: Soul Funk
Издатель: Columbia Records
Продолжительность: 00:37:58
Наличие сканов: Sleeve
01. You (5:24)
02. The Same Love That Made Me Laugh (3:26)
03. Stories (2:47)
04. Green Grass (3:11)
05. Ruby Lee (3:19)
06. Heartbreak Road (3:10)
07. Can We Pretend (3:50)
08. Liza (3:05)
09. Make a Smile for Me (3:17)
10. Railroad Man (6:29)
Контейнер: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks
Разрядность: 24bit / 96kHz
Количество каналов: 2.0
О релизе
Hailed by Mojo Magazine as one of 67 Lost Albums You Must Own, this Bill Withers album in now released on CD for the first time. It reached #7 on the R&B charts in 1974, spawning three singles including the Top 15 hit You. Remastered from the original Sussex analog masters.
„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 & 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&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.“ (Quint Kik, AMG)
Bill Withers, lead and backing vocals, guitar
José Feliciano, guitar
Benorce Blackmon, guitar
John Barnes, piano
John Myles, Clavinet
Dorothy Ashby, harp
Melvin Dunlap, bass
James Gadson, drums
Chip Steen, conga
José Feliciano, congas (on 'Railroad Man')
Recorded at Dijobe Sound, Orange, CA; The Record Plant, LA; Withers' Home
Engineered by Phil Schier
Produced by Bill Withers, Melvin Dunlap, James Gadson
Digitally remastered
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Динамический диапазон
foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-08-04 18:52:26
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Analyzed: Bill Withers / +'Justments
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.10 dB -14.65 dB 5:24 01-You
DR12 0.00 dB -13.50 dB 3:26 02-The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
DR10 -3.69 dB -18.81 dB 2:47 03-Stories
DR12 -0.76 dB -14.72 dB 3:11 04-Green Grass
DR13 -0.79 dB -16.01 dB 3:19 05-Ruby Lee
DR14 -0.01 dB -16.05 dB 3:10 06-Heartbreak Road
DR10 -2.32 dB -17.86 dB 3:50 07-Can We Pretend
DR12 -2.56 dB -17.34 dB 3:05 08-Liza
DR11 -3.47 dB -18.45 dB 3:17 09-Make a Smile for Me
DR12 -0.60 dB -15.20 dB 6:29 10-Railroad Man
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2685 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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