Losing You (Brenda Lee song)

"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]

"Losing You"
Single by Brenda Lee
from the album ..."Let Me Sing"
B-side	"He's So Heavenly"
Released	March 1963
Recorded	20 February 1963
Genre	Pop
Length	2:28
Label	Decca 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)

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

• Doris Day released a version on her 1963 album, Love Him.
• Bobby Russell released a version as the B-side to his 1963 single, "Still".[6]
• Lale Andersen released a German version called Grau war der Ozean (Grey Was the Ocean) on a single in 1963.[7]
• Orietta Berti released a version as part of an EP in 1964 entitled "Perdendoti".[8]
• Al Martino released a version as part of an EP in 1964.[9]
• Nora Aunor released a version on her 1971 album, The Song of My Life.[10]
• Alison Krauss released a version as the lead single from her 2017 solo album, Windy City.

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 Retrieved May 12, 2014
2. Brenda Lee, "Losing You" Chart Positions Retrieved May 12, 2014
3. Brenda Lee, ..."Let Me Sing" Retrieved May 12, 2014
4. Brenda Lee, "He's So Heavenly" Chart Positions 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 Retrieved May 12, 2014
7. https://www.discogs.com/Lale-Andersen-Grau-War-Der-Ozean/release/9093567
8. Orietta Berti, "Losing You" EP release Retrieved May 12, 2014
9. Al Martino, "Losing You" EP release Retrieved May 12, 2014
10. Nora Aunor, The Song of My Life Retrieved May 12, 2014
11. "Ultratop.be – Brenda Lee – Losing You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
12. "Ultratop.be – Brenda Lee – Losing You" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
13. CHUM Hit Parade, April 29, 1963
14. NZ Lever Hit Parade, 6 June 1963, Billboard.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
15. Brenda Lee - Full Official Chart History, 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, 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, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 23, 2018.