Missing You (Soul II Soul song)

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"Missing You"
Single by Soul II Soul featuring Kym Mazelle
from the album Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade
Released12 November 1990 (1990-11-12)[1]
Genre
Length4:53
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Soul II Soul singles chronology
"People"
(1990) 		"Missing You"
(1990) 		"Joy"
(1992)
Music video
"Missing You" on YouTube

"Missing You" is a song by British Contemporary R&B band Soul II Soul, released in November 1990 as the fourth and last single from their second album, Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade (1990). It features American singer-songwriter Kym Mazelle on lead vocals and Lamya on background vocals. It was a top 30 hit in Ireland and the UK. Outside Europe, it peaked at number nine in Zimbabwe, number 39 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the US and number 166 in Australia. A black-and-white music video was produced to promote the single. It shows Mazelle and Jazzie B dancing together on a dancefloor while performing it.

Critical reception[edit]

Alex Henderson from AllMusic described "Missing You" as a "sleek urban/dance/neo-soul groove".[2] Bill Coleman from Billboard named it one of the "special moments" from the album.[3] Another editor, Larry Flick, found that it places guest diva Kym Mazelle within a down-tempo R&B/house groove, saying, "A tad slow for peak-hour play, but just perfect for early-a.m. sets."[4] Ernest Hardy from Cashbox complimented the chorus of the song.[5] Pan-European magazine Music & Media felt that it's "somewhat similar" to their 1989 hit "Keep On Movin'", noting further that this is "another strong contender from the masters of club music."[6]

Selina Webb from Music Week called it "a safe bet", complimenting Mazelle's "strident soul vocal and loads of sophisticated groove techniques." She added that "this will chart highly".[7] Paolo Hewitt from NME remarked that "House chanteuse" Kym Mazelle "hits the highs" on the track.[8] A reviewer from People Magazine named it one of the "winners" of the album, on which Mazelle "gets to belt it out".[9] Tom Doyle from Smash Hits described it as an "ace tune", that sounds "a bit" like "Keep On Movin'". He concluded that it "definitely deserves to be a single".[10]

Track listing[edit]

  • 12" single (Remix), UK & Europe (1990)
  1. "Missing You" (Remake) – 6:36
  2. "Missing You" (Blow Mr Hornsman Blow Mix) – 6:34
  3. "Missing You" (Thumpin' Bass Mix) – 5:32
  • CD single, UK (1990)
  1. "Missing You" (The Healer Mix) – 4:53
  2. "Missing You" (The Thumpin' Bass Mix) – 4:48
  3. "Missing You" (Album Version) – 5:24
  4. "People" (Club Mix) – 4:51
  • CD maxi, Japan (1991)
  1. "Missing You" (Thumpin' Bass Mix) – 4:47
  2. "Missing You" (The Healer Instrumental) – 5:04
  3. "Missing You" (Humanity Mix) – 5:09
  4. "Jazzie's Groove" (Jazzie's 12") – 5:05

Charts[edit]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 166
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 74
UK Singles (OCC) 22
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[14] 39
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 29
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[16] 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 10 November 1990. p. 45.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Soul II Soul – Vol II: 1990 - A New Decade". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ Coleman, Bill (9 June 1990). "Dance Trax: U.K. Rap Phenom Rebel MC Keeps Rockin' With Brand-New 'Rebel Music' Album" (PDF). Billboard. p. 35. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ Flick, Larry (10 November 1990). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 91. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. ^ Hardy, Ernest (2 June 1990). "On The Dancefloor: New Grooves" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 14. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 15 December 1990. p. 11. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  7. ^ Webb, Selina (17 November 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 23. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. ^ Hewitt, Paolo (19 May 1990). "Long Play". NME. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: 1990-a New Decade". People. 2 July 1990. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  10. ^ Doyle, Tom (16 May 1990). "Review: LPs". Smash Hits. No. 299. p. 54. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 February 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Missing You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Soul II Soul – Missing You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Soul II Soul Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Soul II Soul Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  16. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
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