Missing You (Red Sovine song)

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"Missing You"
Single by Webb Pierce
A-side "Bye Bye Love"
Released 1957
Genre Country [1]
Length2:12
Label Decca
Songwriter(s) Dale Noe & Red Sovine
"Missing You"
Single by Ray Peterson
A-side "You Thrill Me" [2]
Released 1961
Genre Traditional pop
Length2:45
Label Dunes
Songwriter(s) Dale Noe & Red Sovine

"Missing You" is a song written by Red Sovine and Dale Noe, [3] which was originally released by Red Sovine in 1955, and was later a hit single for Webb Pierce in 1957, Ray Peterson in 1961, and was posthumously a hit for Jim Reeves in 1972. Sovine's version was the B-side of Red Sovine and Webb Pierce's hit single "Why Baby Why". [4] [5]

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Webb Pierce version

In 1957, Webb Pierce released a version of the song, as the B-side of "Bye Bye Love". [1] Pierce's version reached No. 7 on Billboard 's chart of "Most Played C&W by Jockeys", [6] while reaching No. 8 on Billboard's chart of "C&W Best Selling in Stores", in a tandem ranking with its A-side, "Bye Bye Love". [7]

Ray Peterson version

In 1961, Ray Peterson released a version of the song as a single. Peterson's version spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at No. 29, [8] while reaching No. 7 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, [9] and No. 6 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. [10] Peterson's version of "Missing You" was ranked No. 90 on Billboard's end of year "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year". [11]

Jim Reeves version

Jim Reeves recorded "Missing You" in his last recording session on July 2, 1964. [12] In 1968, Reeves's version was released posthumously on his album A Touch of Sadness . [13] In 1972, Reeves's version of the song was released as the lead track on his album Missing You and as a single. The single spent 16 weeks on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, reaching No. 8, [14] [15] while reaching No. 13 on Canada's RPM 's "The Programmers Country Playlist". [16] The album, Missing You, reached No. 9 on Billboard's "Hot Country LP's" chart. [17] [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Review Spotlight on... C&W Records", Billboard , May 6, 1957. p. 66. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Reviews of This Week's Singles", Billboard , May 29, 1961. p. 27. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ Lonergan, David F. (2005). Hit Records, 1950-1975 , Scarecrow Press. p. 148. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Country & Western Records - Best Sellers In Stores", Billboard , December 25, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ Neely, Tim; Popoff, Martin (2009). Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records , Krause Publications. p. 632. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ Most Played C&W by Jockeys", Billboard , August 5, 1957. p. 56. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ C&W Best Selling in Stores", Billboard , June 10, 1957. p. 58. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ Hot 100 - Ray Peterson Missing You Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ Adult Contemporary - Ray Peterson Missing You Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts: Chart No. 230". CHUM. September 4, 1961. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Chart Toppers", Billboard , December 25, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  12. ↑ Jim Reeves Missing You Ad, jim-reeves.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  13. ↑ "A Touch of Sadness - Jim Reeves". AllMusic . Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  14. ↑ Hot Country Songs - Jim Reeves Missing You Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Hot Country Singles", Billboard , October 14, 1972. p. 60. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  16. ↑ "The Programmers Country Playlist", RPM Weekly , Volume 18, No. 7, September 30, 1972. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  17. ↑ Top Country Albums - Jim Reeves Missing You Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Hot Country LP's", Billboard , November 4, 1972. p. 51. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Hits of the World", Billboard , January 22, 1966. p. 32. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Let Me Talk to You - Mel Tillis". AllMusic . Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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