Single:
Nothing from Nothing entered the Australian singles chart* on 23 September 1974 and peaked at #60.
Album:
The song is on Billy’s 1974 album The Kids & Me.
Songwriters:
Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
Producer:
Billy Preston
Record label of Australian release:
A&M
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
Billy Preston started writing this one night in the dressing room of an Atlanta nightclub where he was performing. He wanted to write a song based on the saying, “Nothing from nothing leaves nothing,” a variation on Bob Dylan’s line, “When you’ve got nothing, you’ve got nothing to lose.”
Preston started off at the age of 10 playing keyboards for gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. Later he joined Ray Charles’ touring band before recording with The Beatles on several of their tracks including Get Back and Let it Be (The Beatles considered him to be the fifth Beatle). Preston did a lot of work with George Harrison, and appeared at his 1971 Concert For Bangladesh.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/billy-preston/nothing-from-nothing
Lyrics:
Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’
You gotta have somethin’ if you wanna be with me
Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin’
You gotta have somethin’ if you wanna be with me
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