"I'm Lost Without You"
Single by Billy Fury
B-side"You Better Believe It Baby"
Released1 January 1965 (1965-01-01)[1]
Recorded18 November 1964[2]
StudioDecca Studios, London
GenrePop
Length3:15
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Billtone
Billy Fury singles chronology
"The Hippy Hippy Shake"
(1964)		 "I'm Lost Without You"
(1965)		 "In Thoughts of You"
(1965)

"Lost Without You" is a song written by American songwriters Teddy Randazzo and Billy Barberis and first released by Randazzo as a single in September 1964.[3] It was not as successful as some of his previous releases, only peaking at number 130 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100.[4] The song had more success in the UK after it was covered by English singer Billy Fury, who released his version titled "I'm Lost Without You".[5]

Billy Fury version

Release and reception

Fury released his version on New Year's Day in 1965 (it did not become a bank holiday in England until 1974). It was released with the B-side "You Better Believe It Baby", written by Jerry Ross, Kenneth Gamble and Chubby Checker and first released the previous year by Checker as the B-side to "She Wants T'Swim".[6]

Track listing

7": Decca / F 12048

  1. "I'm Lost Without You" – 3:15
  2. "You Better Believe It Baby" – 2:03

Charts

Chart (1965) Peak
position
UK Disc Top 30[7] 16
UK Melody Maker Top 50[8] 15
UK New Musical Express Top 30[9] 13
UK Record Retailer Top 50[10] 16

Other versions

References

  1. ↑ "New on sale today" (PDF). New Musical Express. 1 January 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "I'm Lost Without You". www.nic.fi. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. ↑ "Teddy Randazzo - Lost Without You". 45cat. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. p. 135. ISBN 9780898200478.
  5. ↑ "Billy Fury - I'm Lost Without You". 45cat. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  6. ↑ Chubby Checker - She Wants T' Swim, retrieved 2021-11-08
  7. ↑ "Top 30". Disc. 6 February 1965.
  8. ↑ "Pop 50". Melody Maker. 6 February 1965. p. 2.
  9. ↑ "NME Top Thirty" (PDF). New Musical Express. 15 January 1965. p. 7. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Billy Fury | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  11. ↑ "Freddie Starr – After The Laughter (1989, Vinyl)". Discogs. 18 November 1989. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  12. ↑ "Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams (2015, Vinyl)". Discogs. May 2015. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
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