Losing You (Brenda Lee song)

"Losing You"
Single by Brenda Lee
from the album ..."Let Me Sing"
B-side"He's So Heavenly"
ReleasedMarch 1963
Recorded20 February 1963
GenrePop
Length2:28
LabelDecca 31478
Songwriter(s)Jean Renard, Carl Sigman
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Brenda Lee singles chronology
"Your Used to Be" / "She'll Never Know"
(1963) 		"Losing You"
(1963) 		"I Wonder" / "My Whole World Is Falling Down"
(1963)

"Losing You" is a song written by Jean Renard and Carl Sigman and performed by Brenda Lee.[1] The song reached #2 on the adult contemporary chart, #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 in the UK, and #13 on the R&B chart in 1963.[2] The song is featured on her 1963 album, ..."Let Me Sing".[3]

The song was produced by Owen Bradley. The single's B-side, "He's So Heavenly", reached #93 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

The song was ranked #62 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1963.[5]

Other versions

Charts

Chart (1963) Peak
position
Australia 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 34
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[13] 20
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[14] 6
UK Record Retailer [15] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 6
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles[17][18] 2
US Billboard Hot R&B Sides[19] 13

References

  1. ^ Brenda Lee, "Losing You" single release Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 12, 2014
  2. ^ Brenda Lee, "Losing You" Chart Positions Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 12, 2014
  3. ^ Brenda Lee, ..."Let Me Sing" Archived 2015-09-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 12, 2014
  4. ^ Brenda Lee, "He's So Heavenly" Chart Positions Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 12, 2014
  5. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1963". Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  6. ^ Bobby Russell, "Still" single release Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 12, 2014
  7. ^ "Lale Andersen – Grau War der Ozean (1963, Vinyl)". Discogs. December 1963. Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
  8. ^ Orietta Berti, "Losing You" EP release Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 12, 2014
  9. ^ Al Martino, "Losing You" EP release Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 12, 2014
  10. ^ Nora Aunor, The Song of My Life Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 12, 2014
  11. ^ "Brenda Lee – Losing You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  12. ^ "Brenda Lee – Losing You" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  13. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade, April 29, 1963". Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  14. ^ NZ Lever Hit Parade, 6 June 1963 Archived 12 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  15. ^ Brenda Lee - Full Official Chart History Archived 2018-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  16. ^ "Brenda Lee Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  17. ^ Adult Contemporary - Brenda Lee Losing You Chart History Archived 2021-12-09 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  18. ^ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, May 18, 1963. p. 52. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  19. ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Brenda Lee Losing You Chart History Archived 2021-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
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