"Since I Don't Have You" is a song written and composed by Jackie Taylor, James Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Joseph Rock, Joe VanScharnen, Lennie Martin, and Wally Lester. It was a 1958 hit single for the doo-wop group the Skyliners on the Billboard Hot 100. Country music singer Ronnie Milsap had a hit with the song in 1991. Guns N' Roses also had some success in 1994 with their top ten hit cover on the UK Singles Chart.
The Skyliners version
Background
Taken from their self-titled album and released in late 1958, the single reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 7 on the Cash Box Top 100.[1] It was also a top five hit on the 1959 R&B chart. Highlighted by lead singer Jimmy Beaumont's powerful vocals, and the counterpoint between his falsetto and Janet Vogel's soprano, on her final chorus, the song is considered by many, including oldies fans, one of the best "heartbreak" ballads ever recorded; it is a classic of pre-Beatles rock and roll.
As a testament to its longevity, it is frequently played on the radio; the song was featured in the films American Graffiti, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Lethal Weapon 2, and Mischief, and television shows such as Happy Days.
Chart performance
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Ronnie Milsap version
Background
Country music artist Ronnie Milsap's version was a number 6 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1991.[5] The single was taken from his album Back to the Grindstone, released on RCA Records. It was produced by Milsap, Rob Galbraith, and Richard Landis.
Chart performance
Guns N' Roses version
Background
This song was covered by the rock band Guns N' Roses on their album, The Spaghetti Incident? This was Guns N' Roses 18th single release overall, and the third single lifted from The Spaghetti Incident?. The single was released in mid-1994. It reached #69 on the Hot 100 and was a top 10 hit in the UK. The music video featured actor Gary Oldman – then a popular casting choice for Hollywood villains – as a smiling demon who is constantly mocking singer Axl Rose. The video was the last to feature original members Duff McKagan and Slash, as well as drummer Matt Sorum and rhythm guitarist Gilby Clarke. It is also (to date) the last music video released under the "Guns N' Roses" name.
Chart performance
Personnel
Other versions
- Other song remakes to chart have included renditions by Chuck Jackson (1964), the Four Seasons (1965), Manfred Mann (1965), Jay and the Americans (1969), the Vogues (1970-71 Billboard Easy Listening #8), Lenny Welch (1973), Ricky Nelson, Barbra Streisand (1974), Patti LaBelle (1977), Art Garfunkel (1979), Don McLean (1981), Eddie Meduza (1984), Gloria Loring (1986), Shturcite (1987), Johnny Mathis (1989), the Brian Setzer Orchestra (1998) and Ron Sexsmith (2012).
- Spiral Starecase released a version of the song on their 1969 debut album, More Today Than Yesterday.
- In the UK, Art Garfunkel reached #38, in July 1979.
- Don McLean's version, reaching number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981, is the cover version to come closest to the success of the Skyliners' original in the USA.
- In 1994, the song was incorporated into the first Broadway revival of Grease as a solo for Sandy, near the end of the first act, and sung by Susan Wood. Subsequent versions of the musical have not included the song.
References
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- Mann Made Hits
- Soul of Mann
- What A Mann
- Chapter Two: The Best of the Fontana Years
- Basic: Original Hits
- The Best of Manfred Mann: The Definitive Collection
- The Best of the EMI Years
- Manfred Mann at Abbey Road, 1963-1966
- BBC Sessions
- Very Best of Manfred Mann
- The Story
- Classic Masters
- The Evolution of Manfred Mann
- Complete Greatest Hits
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- Sherry & 11 Others (1962)
- The 4 Seasons Greetings (1962)
- Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others (1963)
- The 4 Seasons Sing Ain't That a Shame and 11 Others (1963)
- Golden Hits of the 4 Seasons (1963)
- Dawn (1964)
- Rag Doll (1964)
- Born to Wonder (1964)
- Stay and Other Great Hits (1964)
- The 4 Seasons Sing Big Hits by Burt Bacharach... Hal David... Bob Dylan (1965)
- 4 Seasons Entertain You (1965)
- Lets Hang On (1965)
- Working My Way Back to You (1965)
- On Stage with The Four Seasons (1965)
- New Gold Hits (1967)
- The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette (1968)
- Edizione D'Oro (Gold Edition) (1968)
- Half and Half (1970)
- Chameleon (1972)
- Who Loves You (1975)
- Helicon (1977)
- The Very Best of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (2002)
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- She Cried
- Come a Little Bit Closer
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- Livin' Above Your Head
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- Wax Museum
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- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1640." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 5, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Ronnie Milsap – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Ronnie Milsap.
- ↑ "Ronnie Milsap – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Ronnie Milsap.
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