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"I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)" was the fourth and final US Top 40 hit for Lulu. ==History== "I Could Never Miss You" first appeared on ''Don't Take Love For Granted'', a 1978 album release on Elton John's label, The Rocket Record Company. The song was composed by Neil Harrison and co-produced by Mark London. London had been the co-writer of Lulu's major hit, "To Sir, With Love" and was also the husband of Lulu's longtime manager, Marion Massey. The other co-producer was Lem Lubin, who had previously been associated with the bands Unit 4 + 2 and Christie. Although "I Could Never Miss You" was not issued as a single off ''Don't Take Love For Granted'' the track garnered some attention being covered in 1980 by both Melba Moore (as "I Could Never Miss You More"). 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Soul & FunkMusic-Melba Moore )〕 and Bobbi Walker 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Soul & Funk Music-Bobbi Walker )〕 Alfa Records released the Lulu original as a single backed with "Dance to the Feeling in Your Heart" in the summer of 1981. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Lulu Web Site-Singles )〕 By then, Lulu's US profile had been raised somewhat by her participation in two ATV series devoted to rock and roll music show: ''Oh Boy'' had aired in the US in the autumn of 1980 while ''Let's Rock'' ran over the summer of 1981.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Lulu Web Site-Bio )〕 Also the early 1980s saw a considerable boost in the popularity of easy listening music as exemplified by the success of the comparable Sheena Easton. "I Could Never Miss You" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in August 1981, rising to a #18 peak in October. This marked Lulu's first appearance in the US Top 20 since "To Sir, with Love" in 1967. "I Could Never Miss You" - whose Cash Box peak was #14 〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Cash Box 10/10/81 )〕 - also reached #2 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.〔 The US success of "I Could Never Miss You" only translated into a glimmer of interest in Lulu's native UK, where the single peaked at #62 in the final week of 1981 – it would mark Lulu's sole UK charting between "Take Your Mama For a Ride" in 1975 and "Shout" in 1986. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chartstats )〕 "I Could Never Miss You" also charted low in Australia at #71, although this was somewhat offset by a 16 week run. Canada's RPM magazine ranked "I Could Never Miss You" with a #10 peak. () The track had its strongest chart impact in New Zealand with an April 1982 peak of #3, which remains the highest post-1960s' peak on a national Pop chart for a solo recording by Lulu (tying with the 1974 UK chart peak of "The Man Who Sold the World"). Shirley Bassey recorded a Spanish rendering of "I Could Never Miss You" entitled "Nadie Más Te Quiso (Como Yo]" (Nobody loves you more (me )) for her 1989 Spanish language album ''La Mujer'' whose producer Leonardo Schultz wrote the new lyrics.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Songs of Shirley Bassey )〕 In addition, Syd Dale recorded an instrumental version of the song on his album ''Love Isn't Just For The Young'' 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Love Isn't Just For The Young )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Could Never Miss You (More Than I Do)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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