Follow @genius on Twitter for updates He said about its characters "They were both alcoholics who were alternately weak and strong. William Harrison "Bill" Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. The album is also known for featuring the single "Grandma's Hands," which reached number 18 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart and 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. Those words, penned by 31-year-old Bill Withers in 1971 and rele music notes for newbies: Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers. The album was later reissued as a dual disc with a second disc featuring all the tracks in 5.1 Surround Sound. "Ain't No Sunshine" is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just As I Am, produced by Booker T. Jones. [9] The album is also known for featuring the single "Grandma's Hands," which reached number 18 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart and 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. Play popular songs and traditional music with note letters for easy fun beginner instrument practice - great for flute, piccolo, recorder, piano and more The album features the hit single "Ain't No Sunshine", which was ranked at number 280 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. With faultless production from Booker T.—even the strings are taut—this is an unusually likable and listenable middlebrow soul LP. 04:15. Thanks for joining our new FB page of the BFS Trio. “Ain’t No Sunshine” was written by Withers and produced by Booker T. Jones, with musicians Donald “Duck”Dunn on bass guitar, Al Jackson Jr. on drums and Stephen Stills on guitar. 'Ain't No Sunshine' Writer And Singer Bill Withers Has Died The soulful artist behind a number of 1970s hits died Monday of heart disease. “Ain’t No Sunshine” was released as a B-side to the song “Harlem” in 1971. [11], Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote:[3]. The entire song consists of just Am, Em, G and Dm and it's a great one to learn if you've not been playing for long. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 304 in their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Sometimes you miss things that weren't particularly good for you. Little Drummer Boy,Diana Ross & Jose Carreras. Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers is such a beautiful song and it's proof that you don't need fancy chord progressions to write a true masterpiece. Just As I Am is the debut studio album of American soul musician Bill Withers, released in 1971 on Sussex Records. C) Hey, I oughta leave young thing alone, Am Em G But ain't no sunshine when she's gone. Sheet Music for With orchestral accompaniment Just As I Am is the debut studio album of American soul musician Bill Withers, released in 1971 on Sussex Records. This page was last edited on 17 January 2021, at 18:16. [10] Booker T. Jones produced, arranged, and played keyboards and guitar on Just As I Am, alongside bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn and drummer Al Jackson Jr. of Booker T. & the M.G. By Tom Eames It's one of the most simple but incredible moving ballads of all time... Bill Withers' 'Ain't No Sunshine' may only be just over two minutes in length, but it's stood the test of time since its release in 1971. 's, with Stephen Stills on lead guitar. Music Videos. Bill Withers singing his 1971 classic Ain't No Sunshine. The record featured musicians Donald “Duck” Dunn on bass guitar, Al Jackson, Jr. on drums and Stephen Stills on guitar. All tracks are written by Bill Withers; except where indicated. //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies, "Bill Withers | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links", "Just As I Am > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Just_as_I_Am_(Bill_Withers_album)&oldid=1000985519, Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Articles with album ratings that need to be turned into prose, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Here is a video we did during the first confinement. Bill Withers was inspired to write this song by the film Days of Wine and Roses (1962). "http":"https";t.getElementById(r)||(n=t.createElement(e),n.id=r,n.src=i+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js",s.parentNode.insertBefore(n,s))}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Withers was 33 years old and working on an aircraft assembly line in 1971 when his first hit, the self-penned, Grammy-winning “Ain’t No Sunshine,” soared up the charts. The song was recorded in Memphis by engineer Terry Manning. Please enable Cookies and reload the page. //