You Don't Miss a Thing

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"You Don't Miss a Thing"
Single by Sylvia
B-side "Cry Baby Cry"
ReleasedSeptember 1979 (1979-09)
Genre
Length2:33
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tom Collins
Sylvia singles chronology
"You Don't Miss a Thing"
(1979)		"It Don't Hurt to Dream"
(1980)

"You Don't Miss a Thing" is a song originally recorded by American singer, Sylvia. Composed by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, it was the debut single of her career, reaching the US country top 40 in 1979.

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Background, recording and content

Sylvia secured a recording contract with RCA Records through her association with producer, Tom Collins. In their first experience recording together, they cut the track "You Don't Miss a Thing". [2] The song was co-written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, while Collins served as its sole record producer. [3]

Release, critical reception and chart performance

"You Don't Miss a Thing" was released by RCA Records in September 1979 as a seven-inch vinyl record. It featured a B-side titled, "Cry Baby Cry" (also penned by Fleming and Morgan). The song was the first single released in her career. [3] Billboard noted the song had elements of adult contemporary in its production and had "strong percussion". [1] It rose into the US Billboard Hot Country Songs top 40, rising to the number 36 position in 1979. [4]

Track listing

7" vinyl single [3]

Chart performance

Weekly chart performance for "You Don't Miss a Thing"
Chart (1979)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 36

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Billboard's Top Single Picks: Country" (PDF). Billboard . September 29, 1979. p. 71. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Tuber, Keith (April 1985). "Sylvia's Country". Orange Coast . p. 144. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 NA, Sylvia (September 1979). ""You Don't Miss a Thing"/"Cry Baby Cry" (7" vinyl single)". RCA Records . PB-11735.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  5. ↑ "Sylvia Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
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