Bill Withers

Ain't No Sunshine

From the album Lean On Me - The Best Of by Bill Withers

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(this song didn't appear in the top 100 chart)

Song Info

Bill Withers told Songfacts that an inspiration for this song was the 1962 movie Days of Wine and Roses . "I was watching a movie called Days Of Wine And Roses (1962) with Lee Remick and Jack Lemmon. They were both alcoholics who were alternately weak and strong. It's like going back for seconds on rat poison. Sometimes you miss things that weren't particularly good for you. It's just something that crossed my mind from watching that movie, and probably something else that happened in Read more...

Bill Withers

Bill Withers

Song Stats

Highest chart position:

40

Weeks in the chart:

5

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Awards

This song has not won any awards that are recognised by Song of the Decade. We include BRIT Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, NME Awards, MTV Europe Awards, MOBO Awards and BPI Awards.

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