Ain't No Sunshineby Ken Boothe

Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown, 1973–1980 is a compilation album released in 2001. It consists of soul and R&B-styled songs recorded by Jamaican reggae artists, including a number of covers of contemporary American singles, like this cover of the Bill Withers song. --- Happy 2001 & 50 years of KEXP! - www.kexp.org

Ain't No Sunshine by Ken Boothe was originally written by Bill Withers and was first released by Withers in 1971. Boothe first released his version in 1972.