Nothing from Nothing
Artists
Billy PrestonAlbum
The Kids & Me
Label
A&M RecordsGenres
SoulRelease Date
January 1, 1974“Nothing from Nothing” is a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher and recorded by Billy Preston for his 1974 album The Kids & Me. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in October 1974, becoming Preston’s second solo chart-topper in the United States (following his 1973 hit “Will It Go Round in Circles”). It spent four and a half months on the chart.
Preston performed “Nothing from Nothing” on Saturday Night Live, the first musical performance ever on the show.