Missing You (Soul II Soul song)

"Missing You" is a 1990 song by British R&B band Soul II Soul. It was released as the fourth and last single from their second album, Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade. It features American singer-songwriter Kym Mazelle and reached number 22 in the United Kingdom, number 24 in Ireland and number 74 in the Netherlands. Outside Europe, "Missing You" peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the US and number 166 in Australia. A black-and-white music video was made to accompany the song. It shows Mazelle and Jazzie B dancing together on a dancefloor while performing the song.

"Missing You"
Single by Soul II Soul featuring Kym Mazelle
from the album Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade
Released1990
Genre
Length4:53
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Soul II Soul singles chronology
"A Dream's a Dream"
(1990)		 "Missing You"
(1990)		 "Joy"
(1992)
Music video
"Missing You" on YouTube

Critical reception

Alex Henderson from AllMusic descriibed the song as a "sleek urban/dance/neo-soul" groove.[1] Bill Coleman from Billboard picked it as one of the "special moments" from Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade.[2] Another editor, Larry Flick stated that it "places guest diva Kym Mazelle within a down-tempo R&B/house groove. A tad slow for peak-hour play, but just perfect for early-a.m. sets."[3] Ernest Hardy from Cashbox complimented the chorus of the song.[4] Music & Media wrote that it is "somewhat similar" to their 1989 hit "Keep On Movin'" and noted further that this is "another strong contender from the masters of club music."[5] Selina Webb from Music Week called it "a safe bet" featuring Mazelle's "strident soul vocal and loads of sophisticated groove techniques." She added that "this will chart highly".[6] People said the song is one of the "winners" on the album, "which Kym Mazelle gets to belt it out".[7] Tom Doyle from Smash Hits described it as an "ace tune" and said it sounds "a bit" like "Keep On Movin'". He added that the song "definitely deserves to be a single".[8]

Track listing
12" single (Remix), UK & Europe (1990)
No.TitleLength
1."Missing You" (Remake)6:36
2."Missing You" (Blow Mr Hornsman Blow Mix)6:34
3."Missing You" (Thumpin' Bass Mix)5:32
CD single, UK (1990)
No.TitleLength
1."Missing You" (The Healer Mix)4:53
2."Missing You" (The Thumpin' Bass Mix)4:48
3."Missing You" (Album Version)5:24
4."People" (Club Mix)4:51
CD maxi, Japan (1991)
No.TitleLength
1."Missing You" (Thumpin' Bass Mix)4:47
2."Missing You" (The Healer Instrumental)5:04
3."Missing You" (Humanity Mix)5:09
4."Jazzie's Groove" (Jazzie's 12")5:05

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 74
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 22
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] 39
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 29
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[13] 9

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. "Soul II Soul – Vol II: 1990 - A New Decade". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. Coleman, Bill (9 June 1990). "Dance Trax: U.K. Rap Phenom Rebel MC Keeps Rockin' With Brand-New 'Rebel Music' Album" (PDF). Billboard. p. 35. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. Flick, Larry (10 November 1990). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 91. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. Hardy, Ernest (2 June 1990). "On The Dancefloor: New Grooves" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 14. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 15 December 1990. p. 11. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. Webb, Selina (17 November 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 23. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. "Picks and Pans Review: 1990-a New Decade". People. 2 July 1990. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. "Review: LPs". Smash Hits. No. 299. 16 May 1990. p. 54. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Missing You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Soul II Soul – Missing You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  11. "Soul II Soul Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  12. "Soul II Soul Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
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