Miss You Nights

This article is about the song by Dave Townsend. For the version by Westlife, see Tonight/Miss You Nights.

"Miss You Nights"
Single by Cliff Richard
from the album I'm Nearly Famous
Released	November 14, 1975
Recorded	1975
Genre	Ballad
Writer(s)	"Miss You Nights" by Dave Townsend
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Honky Tonk Angel (1975) "Miss You Nights" (1975) "Devil Woman" (1976) Music video "Miss You Nights" on YouTube

"Miss You Nights" is a song written by Dave Townsend and made famous by Cliff Richard. Townsend wrote the song in 1974 while his girlfriend was away on holiday. He recorded it on an album for Island Records.

But the label shelved the album and decided to recoup part of the cost of the unreleased album through cover deals and handed some of the demo tapes to Bruce Welch of The Shadows who also worked as producer to Cliff Richard to revitalize his career. They both immediately recognized it as a hit. Through Andrew Powell's string arrangements made it a great love song through its imagery and potent feelings of longing and loneliness. Welch and Cliff recorded it in September 1975. Of the song and its writer Cliff said: "I think it's one of the nicest songs I’ve ever made... when I heard his version it was terrific. He [Townsend] was pleased to have that happen. I mean it could have been anybody and it would have been a hit."^[1]

The single was released on November 14, 1975 as the lead single from Cliff Richard's album I'm Nearly Famous. It entered the British Top 20 and in early 1976, reached #15 in the UK Singles Chart^[2][3]

Tracklist

1. Miss You Nights (A side)
2. Love Enough (B side)

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	100
UK Singles Chart	15

Rerelease: All I Have to Do Is Dream/Miss You Nights

"All I Have to Do Is Dream/Miss You Nights"
Single by Cliff Richard
Released	1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Ballad
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Healing Love (1993) "Miss You Nights" (1994) "Misunderstood Man" (1995)

In 1994, Cliff Richard released a new version of the song as a double A side single as "All I Have To Do Is Dream/Miss You Nights".

"All I Have to Do Is Dream" originally by The Everly Brothers was recorded as a live duet with Phil Everly, and "Miss You Nights" as a live solo version. The Double A side single reached #14 in the UK Singles Chart.

Tracklist

1. All I Have To Do Is Dream
2. Miss You Nights
3. When Will I Be Loved
4. Tribute to the Legends - Medley

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	93
UK Singles Chart	14

Other versions

Cliff Richard also recorded two more versions of the song

• 2004: Credited to Elaine Page with Cliff Richard
• 2005: Credited to G4 feat. Sir Cliff Richard on G4's album G4 & Friends

Other covers include:

• 1976: Diane Solomon on her album Mixed Feelings
• 1977: Marie Osmond on her album This Is the Way That I Feel
• 1979: Art Garfunkel on his album Fate for Breakfast
• 1979: The Nolans on their album Nolan Sisters
• 1981: Brotherhood of Man on their album 20 Disco Greats / 20 Love Songs
• 1982: Carl Wayne with Choral Union
• 1990: Johnny Logan & The Jordanaires on Logan's album Love Songs
• 2001: Smokie on their album Uncovered Too
• 2005: Rick Springfield

Westlife version

Main article: Tonight/Miss You Nights

The most commercially successful cover version is that of Westlife that was released in 2003 as a double A side in the United Kingdom as Tonight/Miss You Nights. The double A single reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the Irish charts.

In some other countries, Westlife released the songs separately.

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	65[4]
Austrian Singles Chart	58
Danish Singles Chart	10
German Singles Chart	47
Irish Singles Chart	1
Netherlands Singles Chart	55
Swedish Singles Chart	33
UK Singles Chart	3
UK Radio Airplay Chart	13

Song in other Cliff Richard albums

The song appeared originally on 1975 I'm Nearly Famous album. It also appears in the following Cliff Richard albums:

• 1981: Love Songs
• 2004: Miss You Nights - The Ballads Collection
• 2006: Two's Company The Duets (version with G4
• 2008: The 50th Anniversary Album

References

1. ^ Rick Springfield: "Miss You Nights" cover
2. ^ Sir Cliff.com - album info
3. ^ Chartstats.com - "Miss You Nights"
4. ^ ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 12th May 2003

External links

• Second Hand Songs: "Miss You Night" song page