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] |
| Length | 2:12 |
| 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 |
| Length | 2:45 |
| 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]
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]