Ain't No Sunshine
Appearance
| "Ain't No Sunshine" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
"Ain't No Sunshine" is a 1971 song by Bill Withers. It was taken from his debut studio album Just As I Am. It went to number 3 in the United States, number 17 in Australia, number 9 in Canada and number 7 in Scotland in 2020 following Withers death. It went on to be covered by Michael Jackson and Deni Hines.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Pitchfork Staff (August 22, 2016). "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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