Ain’t No Sunshine

Simply put, it’s one of my favorite song to be covered.  Bill Withers’ song has been done time and again and there is always a new take on it.  Gonna list a few versions for your aural pleasures.

According to Wikipedia: “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 of 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.”

• Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine (MP3)
• A Fine Frenzy – Ain’t No Sunshine (MP3)
• Lighthouse Family – Ain’t No Sunshine (MP3)
• Tyrone Wells – Ain’t No Sunshine (MP3)
• NoTie – Ain’t No Sunshine (MP3)
• Akon – Ain’t No Sunshine (OGG)
• DMX – Ain’t No Sunshine  (MP3) (DJ Envy talking over track at really inopportune times)
• Scuba – Ain’t No Sunshine (MP3)
• Willie Marble – Ain’t No Sunshine (MP3)

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~ by Scott Webster on September 5, 2007.