"Since I Don't Have You" is a song by the doo-wop group The Skyliners taken from their self-titled album. Released in late 1958, the single reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also the top five of the R&B chart in 1959. The song, highlighted by a powerful vocal by lead singer Jimmy Beaumont and the counterpoint between his falsetto and Janet Vogel's soprano on the final chorus, is considered by oldies fans to be one of the best "heartbreak" ballads ever recorded, and a classic of pre-Beatles rock and roll, and is still 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 show's such as Happy Days.
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[edit] Ronnie Milsap cover
Country music artist Ronnie Milsap's version was a #6 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1991.[1] 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.
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[edit] Guns N' Roses cover
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 and reached #69 on the Hot 100. The music video featured actor Gary Oldman 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.
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- Guns N' Roses
[edit] Other versions
Other remakes of the song to chart since the original have included renditions by Chuck Jackson (1964), Manfred Mann (1965), Jay and the Americans (1969), The Vogues (1970), Lenny Welch (1973), Rick Nelson, Barbra Streisand (1974), Patti LaBelle (1977), Art Garfunkel (1979), Don McLean (1981), and The Brian Setzer Orchestra (1998).
Don McLean's version, which reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981, is the cover version which has come closest to the success of the Skyliners' original. 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 was sung by Susan Wood. Subsequent versions of the musical have not included the song.
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 233.
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