Nothing from Nothing (Billy Preston song)

"Nothing From Nothing" was a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher. It was performed by keyboardist/vocalist Billy Preston for his 1974 album The Kids and Me. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in October of 1974, becoming Preston's second solo chart-topper in the United States (following his 1973 hit "Will It Go Round in Circles").[1] Preston performed the song later on Saturday Night Live - the first musical performance ever on the show.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits - revised & enlarged. New York: Billboard Books. pp. p. 139. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9. 
Preceded by
"I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
October 19, 1974		 Succeeded by
"Then Came You" by Dionne Warwick and The Spinners