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Ain’t No Sunshine / theme From "Man and Boy" ("Better Days") by Grover Washington, Jr.

First released: 1971, Length: 8:33

Creators (31)

Arranger

  1. Bob James

Conductor

  1. Bob James (Sep 1971)

Instruments

  1. Airto Moreira (Sep 1971) percussion
  2. Alan Shulman (Sep 1971) cello
  3. Anthony Sophos (Sep 1971) cello
  4. Bob James (Sep 1971) electric piano
  5. Charles McCracken (Sep 1971) cello
  6. Don Ashworth (Sep 1971) baritone saxophone
  7. Eugene Young (Sep 1971) flugelhorn, trumpet
  8. Grover Washington, Jr. (Sep 1971) saxophone
  9. Harry Katzman (Sep 1971) violin
  10. Idris Muhammad (Sep 1971) drums (drum set)
  11. Julius Brand (Sep 1971) violin
  12. Julius Held (Sep 1971) violin
  13. Leo Kahn (Sep 1971) violin
  14. Maurice Brown (Sep 1971) cello
  15. Max Pollikoff (Sep 1971) violin
  16. Paul Gershman (Sep 1971) violin
  17. Paul Winter (Sep 1971) violin
  18. Raoul Polikian (Sep 1971) violin
  19. Richard Tee (Sep 1971) organ
  20. Ron Carter (Sep 1971) bass
  21. Thad Jones (Sep 1971) French horn, trumpet
  22. Wayne Andre (Sep 1971) trombone

Vocals

  1. Hilda Harris (Sep 1971)
  2. Maretha Stewart (Sep 1971)
  3. Marilyn Jackson (Sep 1971)
  4. Tasha Thomas (Sep 1971)

Engineer

  1. Rudy van Gelder (Sep 1971)

Producer

  1. Creed Taylor

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Van Gelder Studio (Sep 1971)

Works (2)

Recording Of

  1. Ain’t No Sunshine (Sep 1971) medley, cover

    Composer

    1. Bill Withers

    Lyricist

    1. Bill Withers
  2. Theme From "Man and Boy": Better Days (Sep 1971) medley, instrumental, cover

    Writer

    1. Bill Withers
    2. J.J. Johnson

Related Recordings (1)

Mash-Ups

  1. Ain't No Sunshine in My Closet (Eminem vs. Grover Washington, Jr.) by Grover Washington, Jr.

Releases containing this recording (16)

Official

Album

  1. Inner City Blues 1971 Grover Washington, Jr.
  2. Inner City Blues 1984 Grover Washington, Jr.
  3. Inner City Blues 1995 Grover Washington, Jr.
  4. Inner City Blues 2008 Grover Washington, Jr.

Album - Compilation

  1. The Best Of 1981 Grover Washington, Jr.
  2. At His Best 1985 Grover Washington, Jr.
  3. Blaxploitation, Volume 3: The Payback 1997 Various Artists
  4. Ultimate Collection 16 Nov 1999 Grover Washington, Jr.
  5. The Best of Grover Washington, Jr. 15 Dec 2000 Grover Washington, Jr.
  6. The Essential Collection 09 Sep 2002 Grover Washington, Jr.
  7. Soulful Sax 2009 Grover Washington, Jr.
  8. Blaxploitation 3: The Payback Various Artists
  9. At His Best Grover Washington, Jr.