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Just As I Am, 1971
Written by Bill Withers
This is a gentle folk-soul ballad of devotion that paints a picture of domestic happiness in an unhurried baritone ("In a room with soft satin pillows / Cracklin' fireplace keeps us warm"). There's none of the grandiose praise or feverish infatuation found in so many soul or rock love songs, just a depiction of serene, quotidian moments between two people enjoying each other's presence. "In a soft light, her eyes are gleaming / Pretty little hand covers up her mouth when she yawns." It's hard to believe that this mature, restrained song came from a young man on his debut album, just as it's hard to believe that later he would walk away from it all when he had so much talent.
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