You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had

"You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" is a song written by Ike Turner and released by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1964.[1]

"You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had"
Single by Ike & Tina Turner
B-side	"God Gave Me You"
Released	February 1964
Genre	R&B, pop
Length	2:04
Label	Sonja Records
Songwriter(s)	Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner singles chronology
"If I Can't Be First" (1963) "You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" (1964) "A Fool For A Fool" (1964)

Release

"You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" was released as non-album track on Ike Turner's Sonja label in February 1964. At the time of the release, Billboard magazine had discontinued the R&B singles chart from November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965. Billboard therefore uses Cash Box magazine's stat in their place.[2] The single reached No. 29 on the R&B charts and No. 122 on Bubbling Under The Hot 100.[3][4]

"You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had" was later included on the Kent compilations The Ike & Tina Turner Sessions (1987) and The Kent Years (2000).[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	[1]
Cash Box	B+ [6]

Cash Box (February 15, 1964): The vet r&b singers could create a sales stir with this top-flight medium-paced tear-jerker with commercial rhythmic, teen-angled beat. Eye it.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ike Turner.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had"	2:04
2.	"God Gave Me You"	2:15

Covers

• The Detroit Cobras released a version titled "Can't Miss Nothing" on their 2001 album Life, Love and Leaving[7]

Chart performance

Chart (1964)	Peak position
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[4]	122
US Billboard R&B Singles[3]	29
US Cash Box Top 50 R&B[8]	29

References

1. "Singles Reviews – Popular" (PDF). Billboard: 24. February 15, 1964.
2. Whitburn, Joel. (2004). Joel Whitburn presents top R & B/hip-hop singles, 1942-2004. Whitburn, Joel. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research Inc. p. 13. ISBN 0-89820-160-8. OCLC 56929854.
3. "You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had (song by Ike & Tina Turner)". Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
4. "Bubbling Under The Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard: 29. February 8, 1964.
5. "The Kent Years - Ike & Tina Turner | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
6. "Record reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 14. February 15, 1964.
7. "Cover versions of Can't Miss Nothing by The Detroit Cobras | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
8. "Top 50 In R&B Locations" (PDF). Cash Box: 28. March 28, 1964.