"Missing You" is a song written by Red Sovine and Dale Noe,[3] which was originally released by Red Sovine in 1955, and was later a hit single for Webb Pierce in 1957, Ray Peterson in 1961, and was posthumously a hit for Jim Reeves in 1972.
[7] In 1961, Ray Peterson released a version of the song as a single.
Peterson's version spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart peaking at No.
[12] In 1968, Reeves's version was released posthumously on his album A Touch of Sadness.
[13] In 1972, Reeves's version of the song was released as the lead track on his album Missing You and as a single.