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Produced by Jim Stewart, also Tramp (Otis Redding), Born Under a Bad Sign (Albert King) and In the Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett)
Released on Stax, also Tramp (Otis Redding), Soul Man (Sam & Dave) and When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (Sam & Dave)
Engineered by William Brown, also Woman to Woman, As Long as You Love Me and Between You and Me
Part of Woman to Woman, also Woman to Woman, As Long as You Love Me and Between You and Me
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Frederick Knight wrote 3 of Shirley Brown’s top 9 songs
Jim Stewart produced 76 songs on fono
Al Jackson, Jr. produced 27 songs on fono
Al Jackson, Jr.’s most frequent co-producer is Jim Stewart (9 songs together)
Credits
All 14 credits
- Written by
- Frederick Knight
- Produced by
- Al Jackson, Jr. and Jim Stewart
- Performed by
- Al Jackson, Jr., Bobby Manuel, Charles Chalmers Singers, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Lester Snell, Marvell Thomas, Memphis Symphony Orchestra and The Memphis Horns
- Engineered by
- William Brown
- Part of
- Woman to Woman
- Released on
- Stax
- Written by
- Frederick Knight
- Produced by
- Al Jackson, Jr. and Jim Stewart
- Performed by
- Al Jackson, Jr., Bobby Manuel, Charles Chalmers Singers, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Lester Snell, Marvell Thomas, Memphis Symphony Orchestra and The Memphis Horns
- Engineered by
- William Brown
- Part of
- Woman to Woman
- Released on
- Stax
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Jim Stewart
Same engineer: William Brown
Same writer: Frederick Knight
Same producer: Al Jackson, Jr.
Same producer: Jim Stewart
Same engineer: William Brown
Same writer: Frederick Knight
Same label: Stax
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Al Jackson, Jr.
It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Al Jackson, Jr.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Bobby Manuel
It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Bobby Manuel
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Charles Chalmers Singers
It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Charles Chalmers Singers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Donald “Duck” Dunn
It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Donald “Duck” Dunn
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Lester Snell
It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Lester Snell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Marvell Thomas
It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Marvell Thomas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Memphis Symphony Orchestra
It Ain’t No Fun was performed by Memphis Symphony Orchestra
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was performed by The Memphis Horns
It Ain’t No Fun was performed by The Memphis Horns
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was produced by Al Jackson, Jr.
It Ain’t No Fun was produced by Al Jackson, Jr.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was produced by Jim Stewart
It Ain’t No Fun was produced by Jim Stewart
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was written by Frederick Knight
It Ain’t No Fun was written by Frederick Knight
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun is part of the release Woman to Woman
It Ain’t No Fun is part of the release Woman to Woman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Stax is the label of the song It Ain’t No Fun
Stax is the label of the song It Ain’t No Fun
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was engineered by William Brown
It Ain’t No Fun was engineered by William Brown
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz It Ain’t No Fun was released on 1979