Pop Archives

Tony Worsley - Missing You (1965)

(Dale Noe - Red Sovine)
Australia Australia
#23 Sydney #44 Melbourne #2 Brisbane #21 Adelaide

British-born Brisbane singer who had recorded with The Fabulous Blue Jays from 1964. See also Velvet Waters, Just A Little Bit and Dance With A Dolly.

Further reading: 1999 ABC Radio interview of Tony Worsley by David Kilby, transcript at Milesago.


Ray Peterson - Missing You (1961)

(Dale Noe - Red Sovine)
USA USA
#29 USA #11 Sydney #23 Melbourne #33 Brisbane #5 Adelaide

Texas-born singer and label owner (1939-2005) best known for Tell Laura I Love Her (1960, #7 USA) and the Phil Spector-produced Corinna, Corinna (1960, #9 USA).

Single on Ray Peterson's own label, Dunes, formed after the success of Tell Laura I Love Her.


Webb Pierce - Missing You (1957)

(Dale Noe - Red Sovine)
USA USA

Single on Decca label, B-side of Bye Bye Love.


Red Sovine - Missing You (1955)

(Dale Noe - Red Sovine)
USA USA
Original version

Country singer (1918-1980) from Charleston, West Virginia who revived his career in the mid-60s with a series of trucker songs, notably Giddy-Up-Go, Phantom 309 and Teddy Bear


Jim Reeves - Missing You (1968)

(Dale Noe - Red Sovine)
USA USA
Later version

On 1968 RCA-Victor album A Touch Of Sadness, made up of songs recorded 1957-1961, according to this page at the LP Discography site.

Jim Reeves also released a single of Missing You in 1972, when it appeared on the RCA-Victor album Missing You.


Dan Fogelberg - Missing You (1982)

(Dan Fogelberg)
USA USA
Red herring
#23 USA #18 Melbourne

Same title but not the same song as “Missing You” by Tony Worsley.


John Waite - Missing You (1984)

(John Waite - Charles Sandford - Mark Leonard)
USA USA
Red herring
#1 USA #9 UK #5 Sydney #3 Melbourne #4 Brisbane #3 Adelaide #4 Perth #18 NZ

Same title but not the same song as "Missing You" by Tony Worsley.


Chris De Burgh - Missing You (1988)

(Chris De Burgh)
Red herring
#3 UK #18 Adelaide #12 Perth

Same title but not the same song as "Missing You" by Tony Worsley.