Just As I Am
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Just As I Am is a 1971 album by Bill Withers, produced by Sussex Records. It includes the hit single Ain't No Sunshine.
Just As I Am is the debut album by Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian.
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Making of the album
Given the relative popularity of Australian Idol in late 2003, BMG subsequently contracted Guy Sebastian for a record before Christmas 2003. He wanted to record a mixture of pop and R&B material.
Guy Sebastian wrote three of the songs on the album "All I Need Is You", "I 4 U" and "Something Don't Feel Right". He says on his web page: "I think the credibility in having your own stuff makes you as an artist. Credibility is what I've always strived for and I couldn't imagine my first record not having one of my songs on it." The album also features cover versions of "What A Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong and "When Doves Cry" by Prince.
Chart success
His first single "Angels Brought Me Here" debuted at number one having set a record for first week single sales for a debut artist and for an Australian artist. It went on to earn four platinum records.
Just As I Am was released in December 2003 and debuted at number one on the Australian album charts being the best selling album in Australia during the Christmas of 2003. So far it has gone platinum six times which means that it has sold over 400,000 copies.
The second single "All I Need Is You" also debuted at number one in the Australian charts.
Track listing
- "Angels Brought Me Here"
- "So I"
- "Can You Stand The Rain"
- "No One Can Compare (To You)"
- "All I Need Is You"
- "What A Wonderful World"
- "My Beautiful Friend"
- "Something Don't Feel Right"
- "When Doves Cry"
- "Just As I Am"
- "3 Words"
- "I 4 U"
External links
- Guy Sebastian home page (http://www.guysebastian.com.au/main.htm/)
- Guy Sebastian album page (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=A5orn282l052a/)