Missing You Now
"Missing You Now" | |
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Single by Michael Bolton featuring Kenny G | |
from the album Time, Love & Tenderness | |
Released | December 1991 |
Format | CD single |
Recorded | Late 1989 |
Genre | Pop, blue-eyed soul, smooth jazz |
Length | 4:33 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | Diane Warren, Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton |
Producer(s) | Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton |
"Missing You Now" is a song recorded by Michael Bolton. It was the fourth single released from his 1991 album, Time, Love & Tenderness. The song features saxophone player Kenny G; it was produced by Walter Afanasieff, who also co-wrote the song with Bolton and noted songwriter Diane Warren.
"Missing You Now" just missed the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, topping out at No. 12 in March 1992.[1] The song did reach No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart for three weeks, Bolton's sixth song to do so and Kenny G's first.[2] In addition, the song reached No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart. It has also topped the Adult Contemporary charts in Canada, topping out in #1 until April 1992.
The music video[3] for "Missing You Now" featured actress Teri Hatcher, with whom Bolton was reportedly dating at the time.[4]
Personnel
- Michael Bolton: lead vocals, songwriter, producer, arranger
- Diane Warren: songwriter
- Walter Afanasieff: songwriter, producer, arranger, keyboards, Moog bass, synthesizer, drums, percussion
- Louis Biancaniello: additional keyboards, drum programming
- Ren Klyce: Akai AX60 & Fairlight CMI & Synclavier programming
- Kenny G: soprano saxophone
- Michael Landau: guitars
- Claytoven Richardson, Jeanie Tracy, Kitty Beethoven, Sandy Griffith, Vicki Randle: background vocals
Charts
End of year chart (1992) | Position |
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Canada Adult Contemporary [5] | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 77 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ↑ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo-jCrIRb9g
- ↑ "They Dated Who?!? Surprising Former Couples! | Access Hollywood - Celebrity News, Photos & Videos". Access Hollywood. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ↑ http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2073&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2073.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2073
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-07-30.