Missing You (album)

Missing You
Studio album by Peabo Bryson
Released	October 2, 2007
Genre	R&B
Length	50:55
Label	Peak
Producer	Peabo Bryson Norman Connors Barry Eastmond The Heavyweights Duke Jones Peter Stengaard Regina Troupe
Peabo Bryson chronology
Unconditional Love (1999) Missing You (2007) Stand for Love (2018)

Missing You is the twentieth studio album by American singer Peabo Bryson. It was released by Peak Records on October 2, 2007. The album reached number 41 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Bryson's highest-charting album since Can You Stop the Rain (1991).

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann found that Missing You "is not without its contemporary touches, notably in the computer-generated rhythm tracks. But Bryson is not really out to compete with Usher and R. Kelly for the hearts of teenagers here [...] Missing You is an album intended primarily for Bryson's existing fan base and secondarily for smooth jazz fans [...] This is material the singer will have no problem integrating into a stage act dominated by his greatest hits, and it should be welcomed by those who enjoyed his earlier work. It may have been a long time between albums, but musically Bryson acts as though no time at all has passed."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Heavenly"	Barry Eastmond Jolyon Skinner Jonathan Butler	Eastmond	4:35
2.	"Count On Me"	Jack Kugell Jamie Jones Jason Pennock Martin Kember Tierra Hart	The Heavyweights	4:40
3.	"Waiting for Tomorrow"	Peabo Bryson Regina Troupe	Bryson Troupe Eastmond[a]	4:04
4.	"I Promise I Do"	Bryson Troupe	Bryson Troupe Eastmond[a] Marc Freeman[b]	5:13
5.	"Missing You"	Ledisi Young Sundra "Sun" Manning	Eastmond	3:55
6.	"To Love About"	Clark Anderson Peter Stengaard	Stengaard Eastmond[b]	4:25
7.	"Don't Make Me Cry"	Arlene Britt Johnny Britt Noam Kaniel	Duke Jones Norman Connors Bobby Lyle[b]	5:09
8.	"10,000 Reasons"	Bryson	Bryson	4:08
9.	"Don't Give Your Heart"	Alan Rich Eastmond Gary Brown	Eastmond	4:48
10.	"I Try"	Angela Bofill	Eastmond Bryson	5:06
11.	"My Last Goodbye"	Leon Russell	Eastmond Bryson	4:44

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes an additional producer
• ^{^[b]} denotes a co-producer

Personnel

• Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 6, 9), keyboards (3, 4), programming (3, 4, 8, 11), lead acoustic guitar (6)
• Barry Eastmond – keyboards (1, 5, 9, 10), drum programming (1, 3, 9, 11), arrangements (1, 5, 9), additional keyboards (3, 4, 11), programming (3, 4, 11), horn and string arrangements (4), acoustic piano (8), Rhodes (8), strings (8)
• The Heavyweights – instruments (2)
• Marc Freeman – keyboards (4), programming (4), horn and string arrangements (4)
• Blake Eiseman – programming (4)
• Peter Stengaard – programming (6), instruments (6)
• Clark Anderson – additional keyboards (6), backing vocals (6)
• Bobby Lyle – acoustic piano (7), keyboards (7), rhythm and string arrangements (7)
• Phil Hamilton – acoustic guitar (1), guitar (9)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – acoustic guitar (7), electric guitar (7)
• Norman Brown – guitar (8)
• Nathaniel Phillips – bass (4, 10)
• Freddie Washington – bass (7)
• Ricky Lawson – drums (4, 10)
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (7)
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion (7)
• Boney James – saxophone (7)
• Paul Taylor – alto sax solo (10)
• Eric Butler – string contractor (7)
• Claude Kelly – backing vocals (1)
• Tierra Hart – backing vocals (2)
• Regina Troupe – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 8, 11), keyboards (3), programming (3, 4), horn and string arrangements (4)
• Kim Riley – backing vocals (3)
• Dwight Watkins – backing vocals (3)
• Gary Brown – backing vocals (9)
• Tara Jamelle Jones – backing vocals (9)

Production

• Peabo Bryson – executive producer (1-6, 8-11)
• Andi Howard – executive producer (1-6, 8-11), A&R
• Mark Wexler – executive producer (1-6, 8-11)
• Clarence O. Smith – executive producer (7)
• Sahirah Uqdah – co-executive producer, A&R
• Marc Freeman – A&R
• Rick Devarona – recording (1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11)
• Barry Eastmond – recording (1, 3, 4, 5, 8-11)
• Mike Wilson – recording (2, 3, 4, 10)
• Dennis Moody – recording (4, 10)
• Glenn Matullo – recording (6)
• Peter Stengaard – recording (6), mixing (6)
• Dave Rideau – recording (7), mixing (7)
• Ray Bardani – mixing (1, 9)
• Jason Pennock – mixing (2)
• Nick Sodano – mixing (3, 4, 8, 10, 11)
• Stan Wallace – mixing (5)
• Isaiah Abolin – assistant engineer (1, 9)
• Dave Adams – assistant engineer (3, 4, 8, 10, 11)
• Aaron Holton – assistant engineer (3, 4, 8, 10), recording (11)
• Justin Trawick – assistant engineer (3, 4)
• Luke Graham – assistant engineer (4, 10)
• Chris King – assistant engineer (10)
• Vic Anesini – mastering
• Sonny Mediana – art direction, package design
• Mike Ruiz – photography
• David Franklin – management

Studios

• Recorded at East Bay Studios (Tarrytown, NY); Legacy Recording Studios (New York, NY); Doppler Studios, Orphan Studios and Patchwerks (Atlanta, GA); Heavyweight Studios (Burbank, CA); Ahhsum Studios (West Covina, CA); Westlake Studios and The It Factory (Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed at Legacy Recording Studios (New York, NY); Five Walls Recording Studios (Pelham, NY); Face Productions (Las Vegas, NV); Westlake Studios and The It Factory (Hollywood, CA).
• Mastered at Sony Music Studios (New York, NY).

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	41