Missing You (Dan Fogelberg song) explained

Missing You
Cover:Missing_You_-_Dan_Fogelberg.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Dan Fogelberg
Album:Greatest Hits
B-Side:Hearts and Crafts
Released:October 1982
Recorded:September 1982
Genre:Soft rock, yacht rock[1]
Length:3:59 (single version)
4:40 (album version)
Label:Full Moon Records
Producer:Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis
Prev Title:Run for the Roses
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Make Love Stay
Next Year:1983

"Missing You" is a song written and recorded by singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg in 1981 at the Bennett House studios in Franklin, Tennessee with producer and Elvis Presley bassist Norbert Putnam and drummer Joe Vitale who was known for his work providing a Latin feel to recordings with Stephen Stills Manassas Band and on CSN's song Dark Star. Previously unreleased, Missing You was included on his Greatest Hits LP and released simultaneously.

"Missing You" peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] It reached number 29 in Canada.

The song was a much bigger Adult Contemporary hit. It reached number 11 on the Canadian AC chart and number six on the U.S. chart.[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1982–83)Peak
position
Australia 55
Canadian RPM Top Singles29
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 23
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[5] 6

Notes and References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/allmusic-s-yacht-rock AllMusic Loves Yacht Rock (June 25, 2014)
  2. [Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Record Research . 89.
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 -
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-1993. Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Record Research . 89.