Ain't No Sunshine

"Ain't No Sunshine"
cover of the Seven Days UK CD-single
Recorded by Sting (live) / David Sanborn with Sting (studio)
Released:	1991 1999
Recorded:	1991-04-20
Length:	SONG LENGTH
Album(s):	Acoustic Live in Newcastle Inside
Label(s):	A&M EastWest
Writer(s):	Bill Withers
Producer(s):	Recording & Mixing engineer: Hugh Padgham David Isaac, Marcus Miller
Studio(s):	live performance at Buddle Arts Centre
Released as single?	B-Side

"Ain't No Sunshine" is a song written by Bill Withers and recorded by Sting on 1991-04-20.

About the song

This song was recorded on 1990-04-09, but eventually left off The Soul Cages album.

Sting performed this Bill Withers song live several times during the 1991-1992 The Soul Cages Tour and on later occasions.

Personnel

The 1999 David Sanborn version features these musicians:

• Sting - vocals
• David Sanborn - soprano saxophone
• Marcus Miller - bass, guitar
• Fareed Haque - acoustic guitar
• Hank Roberts - cello
• Don Alias - percussion

Release History

Albums

Ain't No Sunshine appears on the following album releases:

Cover art	Album title	Release date	Release country
	Acoustic Live in Newcastle	1991-11-DD	UK
	Inside	1999-03-22	Germany

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	Songs	Release date	Release country
	580 223-2	"Seven Days (radio edit) / January Stars / Mad About You / Ain't No Sunshine	1993-MM-DD	UK

7" Singles

Cover art	Catalog no.	A-side song/B-side song	Release date	Release country
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12" Singles

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Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art	Video title	Release date	Release country
	Video or dvd title	YYYY-MM-DD	Country

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year	Winner	Award	Category
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Nominations

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Year	Nominee	Award	Category
YYYY	NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country	Certifier	Classification	Certification
COUNTRY	CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)	CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)	CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
It's not warm when she's away.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long anytime she goes away.

Wonder this time where she's gone,
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away.

And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know

Hey, I ought to leave the young thing alone,
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone, only darkness everyday.
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone,
And this house just ain't no home anytime she goes away.

Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.
Anytime she goes away.

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

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See also

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External links

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References

sources: Craig Betts (1990 recording date), discogs (1999 info)