Since I Don't Have You

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"Since I Don't Have You"
One of pressings of the US single
Single by the Skyliners
B-side"One Night, One Night"
ReleasedDecember 1958
Recorded1958
GenreDoo-wop
Length2:40
LabelCalico
Songwriter(s)
  • Jackie Taylor
  • James Beaumont
  • Janet Vogel
  • Joseph Rock
  • Joe Verscharen
  • Lennie Martin
  • Wally Lester
Producer(s)Joseph Rock
The Skyliners singles chronology
"Since I Don't Have You"
(1958) 		"This I Swear"
(1959)

"Since I Don't Have You" is a song written and composed by Jackie Taylor, James Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Joseph Rock, Joe Verscharen, Lennie Martin, and Wally Lester. It was first a 1958 hit single for the

UK Singles Chart
.

The Skyliners version

Background

Taken from their self-titled album and released in late 1958, the

R&B chart
.

Charts

Don McLean version

"Since I Don't Have You"
Single by Don McLean
from the album Chain Lightning
B-side"Your Cheatin' Heart"
ReleasedApril 1981
GenreEasy listening
Length2:32
LabelMillennium
Songwriter(s)
  • Jackie Taylor
  • James Beaumont
  • Janet Vogel
  • Joseph Rock
  • Joe Verscharen
  • Lennie Martin
  • Wally Lester
Producer(s)Larry Butler
Don McLean singles chronology
"Crying"
(1980) 		"Since I Don't Have You"
(1981) 		"It's Just the Sun"
(1981)

Don McLean's 1981 rendition reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[5] In Canada, it peaked at number two on its AC chart.[6]

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles 45
Canada Adult Contemporary[7] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 23
US Billboard
Adult Contemporary
 6
US Billboard Country 68
US
Cash Box
 Top 100 		28

Ronnie Milsap version

"Since I Don't Have You"
Single by Ronnie Milsap
from the album Back to the Grindstone
B-side"I Ain't Gonna Cry No More"
ReleasedJuly 13, 1991
GenreCountry
Length4:10
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Jackie Taylor
  • James Beaumont
  • Janet Vogel
  • Joseph Rock
  • Joe Verscharen
  • Lennie Martin
  • Wally Lester
Producer(s)
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology
"Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You"
(1991) 		"Since I Don't Have You"
(1991) 		"Turn That Radio On"
(1991)

Background

Country music artist Ronnie Milsap's version was a number 6 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1991.[9] The single was taken from his album Back to the Grindstone, released on RCA Nashville. It was produced by Milsap, Rob Galbraith, and Richard Landis.

Charts

Weekly chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[10] 7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[11] 25
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 6
Year-end chart (1991) Rank
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[13] 84
US Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 67

Guns N' Roses version

"Since I Don't Have You"
Standard artwork (commercial US/UK cassette single pictured)
Single by Guns N' Roses
from the album "The Spaghetti Incident?"
B-side"You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" (LP version)
ReleasedMarch 1, 1994
Length4:20
LabelGeffen
Producer(s)Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses singles chronology
"Estranged"
(1994) 		"Since I Don't Have You"
(1994) 		"Sympathy for the Devil"
(1994)
Music video
"Since I Don't Have You" on
YouTube

Background

The song was covered by

Slash (until 2023’s Perhaps) as well as drummer Matt Sorum and rhythm guitarist Gilby Clarke
.

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993–1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 47
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17] 20
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[18] 35
France (
SNEP)[19]
 28
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[20] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 48
Scotland (OCC)[23]
 26
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 40
UK Singles (OCC)[25]
 10
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 69

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[27] 20

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 1, 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 Geffen [citation needed]
Japan April 21, 1994 CD [28]
United Kingdom May 23, 1994
  • CD
  • cassette
 [29]

Other notable versions

References

  1. ^ "Cash Box Top Singles 5/02/59". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 532.
  3. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1959/Top 100 Songs of 1959". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  4. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1959". Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-10-16.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  7. ^ "Archived copy". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 233.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1640." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 5, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  11. ^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  14. ^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  15. ^ Abrahams, Stephanie (July 20, 2012). "Commissioner Gordon: Gary Oldman on the Secrets and Surprises of Dark Knight". Time. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  16. ^ "Guns N' Roses – Since I Don't Have You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  17. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2456." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 25. June 18, 1994. p. 14. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  19. Les classement single
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  20. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.–29.12. '93)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). December 23, 1993. p. 38. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  21. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Guns N' Roses". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  22. ^ "Guns N' Roses – Since I Don't Have You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  24. ^ "Guns N' Roses – Since I Don't Have You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  25. ^ "Guns N' Roses: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  26. ^ "Guns N Roses Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  27. ^ "Árslistinn 1994". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1995. p. 16. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  28. ^ "シンス・アイ・ドント・ハブ・ユー | ガンズ・アンド・ローゼズ" [Since I Don't Have You | Guns and Roses] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  29. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. May 21, 1994. p. 27.
  30. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 414.
  31. ^ "Jay & the Americans - Sands of Time Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  32. ^ Record World (Vol 23 #1121) November 30 1968 "Single Reviews" p.8
  33. ^ "The Vogues Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
  34. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 94.
  35. ^ "Tracks on Definitely Dorothy - Dorothy Moore (1979) | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.

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