Ain’t No Sunshine
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"Ain’t No Sunshine" is a soulful 1971 R&B ballad by Bill Withers, renowned for its melancholic mood and minimalist arrangement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ain’t No Sunshine canonical | 3 |
| Ain't No Sunshine | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Bill Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bill Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award for Best R&B Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
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US R&B chart hit ⓘ |
| composer | Bill Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
R&B
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ballad ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Bill Withers & Sting (live performance)
NERFINISHED
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Eva Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladysmith Black Mambazo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenny Kravitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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bass guitar ⓘ light percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | “Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Just As I Am NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 2:03 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
absence of a loved one
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heartbreak ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| mood |
melancholic
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soulful ⓘ |
| musicalKey | A minor ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
minimalist arrangement
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repeated phrase “I know” ⓘ |
| partOf | Bill Withers’ debut album era ⓘ |
| performer | Bill Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Booker T. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1970 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sussex Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971-07-00 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| writer | Bill Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Ain't No Sunshine