aint no sunshine

from the album Just As I Am B-side "Harlem" Released September 1971 Format 7" record Genre Soul, R&B, blues, reggae Length 2:04 Label Sussex Records Writer(s) Bill Withers Producer Booker T. Jones Bill Withers singles chronology - "Ain't No Sunshine"

(1971) "Grandma's Hands"

(1971) “Ain't No Sunshine” Single by Michael Jackson

from the album Got to Be There Released 1972 Format 7" Recorded Hitsville West, Los Angeles, California Genre Soul Label Motown Writer(s) Leon Ware

Arthur "T-Boy" Ross Producer Hal Davis Michael Jackson singles chronology "I Wanna Be Where You Are"

(1972) "Ain't No Sunshine"

(1972) "Ben"

(1972)

"Ain't No Sunshine" is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just As I Am. The song was released as a single in September 1971 and became a breakthrough hit for Withers, reaching number six on the U.S. R&B chart and number three on the U.S. Pop chart. Withers was still working at a factory that made toilet seats for 747s when he recorded the song. He originally intended to write more lyrics for the part of the song where he repeats the phrase "I know" twenty-six times, but the other musicians told him to leave it. "I was this factory worker puttering around", Withers said. "So when they said to leave it like that, I left it."[1] "Ain't No Sunshine" is ranked 280th on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time[2]. Contents [hide] 1 Cover versions 2 DMX Cover 3 Use in pop culture 4 References //

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Contrary to popularly held opinion, Bob Marley and The Doors did not cover this song. However, the song has been covered by many other artists, including: Bobby Blue Bland Fall Out Boy Will Hoge BB King Nikki Webster James Taylor Freddie King Betty Wright Adam Again Buddy Guy Ted Levine Tracy Chapman Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Paul McCartney Tom Jones Joe Cocker Kenny Rogers Mark Knopfler & Al Jarreau Andy Abraham Sina Harlem Underground Band The Blues Buddahs BoA Justin Timberlake & Robyn Troup Rockmelons & Deni Hines Lyn Collins Ziggy Marley Rahsaan Roland Kirk Lighthouse Family Horace Andy Johnny Clarke Joan Osborne Maroon 5 Ben Harper Sting Lenny Kravitz Soul For Real The Temptations Eva Cassidy Tori Amos Al Jarreau Roy Ayers Max Mutzke Maynard Ferguson D'Angelo Michael Jackson[3] Will Young Woven Hand Hanson Emily King Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Slavi Trifonov