Ain't No Sunshine
1971 single by Bill Withers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Ain't No Sunshine" is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just As I Am, produced by Booker T. Jones. The record featured musicians Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass guitar, Al Jackson Jr. on drums and Stephen Stills on guitar.[2] String arrangements were done by Booker T. Jones. The song was recorded in Los Angeles, with overdubs in Memphis by engineer Terry Manning.
| "Ain't No Sunshine" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side B of the 1985 US reissue | ||||
| Single by Bill Withers | ||||
| from the album Just As I Am | ||||
| B-side | "Harlem" | |||
| Released | July 1971 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:03 | |||
| Label | Sussex | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bill Withers | |||
| Producer(s) | Booker T. Jones | |||
| Bill Withers singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Ain't No Sunshine" on YouTube | ||||
The song was released as a single in 1971, becoming a breakthrough hit for Withers, reaching number six on the U.S. R&B Chart and number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 23 song for 1971.
The song reached the Top 40 again in 2009, when it was sung by Kris Allen in the eighth season of American Idol.