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I Miss You
Words & Music:
Donnie SumnerStill I recall all the good times together
The love we shared, the fun and the laughter
How I wish you could feel what my heart says tonight dear
I miss you and I wish you were here
Dreams that I had they lay broken in sorrow
The plans I made the hopes for tomorrow
If I could I would tell you I'm lonesome tonight dear
Oh I miss you and I wish you were here
All through the night I will see memories passing
The way you looked the sound of your laughing
How I long for the touch of your hand holding mine dear
Oh I miss you and I wish you were here
Lord, I miss you and I wish you were here Recorded:
1973/09/23, first released on
Raised on RockReactions
I would have liked it better without Voice.
A good country song, poignant but simple.Elvis' vocal is excellent on this.Pity the rest of the album didn't match this quality
This is such a beautiful and underrated ballad and it's my second most favorite song from the "Raised On Rock" album. My favorite song from the "Raised On Rock" album is "Three Corn Patches".
Elvis does a great job on this love song. The vocals, and the emotion, are perfect, and, its a real good song ! Its one of my favorites. However, the sound could have been, so much better, on the original master recording. Often In the 70s, after the songs were overdubbed, the vocals, sounded "hollow" & "distorted", and this sound, is so apparent on a lot of the 70s masters. In most cases, the outakes, which aren't overdubbed, (or overdubbed as much), often sound fuller and better ! If one, goes back and listens to the masters of "Girl of mine" & "If that Isn't Love" & "Spanish Eyes" and more from the 70s albums. The performances are great but the studio sound, isn't. I would be great if RCA would go back and remix these masters, with tender loving care and bring out the best sound on these 70s masters. And I agree, that a album called "Raised on Rock", (even though its mailnly a song title) should have been a "Rock-N-Roll" album, with Fun Rock-Roll songs ! The amazing ballads on this album, could have been used on another album.
He nailed it on take one. Listen to the beautiful guitar on that take. Written by Voice member Sumner, who included the line "I'm lonesome tonight dear". One of my favourite Elvis songs.
A lovely soulful ballad, the type in which he excelled. Never skip it and find non fans appreciate it as well.
I love the quiet rhytm in this song and Elvis sings it just beautiful, 4 stars from me.
Absolutely love this song. The heartbroken songs recorded in 1973 were sincere and touching. The later so called Jungle Room recordings from 1976 were just depressing but this is beautiful. Elvis in 1973 was fantastic!
A beauty,always liked the album.
From probably the most mis-titled album in his catalog, I can take this or leave it. Imagine another singer singing this song, then you can see how ordinary a song it really is.
Good enough song on an album, but not for a single. Not what you would call a 'pop' song. When the 'Raise on Rock' Lp was named I expected songs like Promised Land, Burnin Love, For the Heart, etc a collection of new rock songs. Returning to the ROR Lp, I'd had name the album 'Just a litle bit of ELVIS',, taken off 'Raised on Rock' and added {or recorded} a few more in line with the other songs. Then said to Elvis, re-record ROR with a bit more real rock feel and released it purely as a 'single only'.
It's not a bad song & performance but Elvis was doing way too many of these type 'miss you' songs from 1972 onwards. They all seemed similar after a while with no new ground broken.
A really good country number, simple but profound.
I always loved this, despite the slightly ropey sound on the original issue. The outtakes are just beautiful, especially Takes 10/11 composite, to be found on the Raised On Rock FTD.
Another good ballad from the LP "Raised On Rock". Not as good as "Sweet Angeline", but on par with "Are You Sincere" and "For Ol' Times Sake" and much better than "Girl Of Mine". I will give it 4 stars.
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