Missing You Now

"Missing You Now" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Bolton. It was released in December 1991 by Columbia Records as the fourth single from his seventh album, Time, Love & Tenderness (1991), and features saxophone player Kenny G. The track was co-produced by Walter Afanasieff, who co-wrote the song with Bolton and Diane Warren.

"Missing You Now" entered the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 12 in March 1992, and reached No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for three weeks, Bolton's sixth song to do so and Kenny G's first.^[1] The song also reached No. 2 on the US Cash Box Top 100, No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 27 on the Irish Singles Chart, and topped the Canadian RPM 40AC (Adult Contemporary) chart. The music video for "Missing You Now" features actress Teri Hatcher, whom Bolton was reportedly dating at the time.^[2]

Personnel

• Michael Bolton: lead vocals, songwriter, producer, arranger
• Diane Warren: songwriter
• Walter Afanasieff: songwriter, producer, arranger, keyboards, Moog bass, synthesizer, drums, percussion
• Louis Biancaniello: additional keyboards, drum programming
• Ren Klyce: Akai AX60, Fairlight CMI, and Synclavier programming
• Kenny G: soprano saxophone
• Michael Landau: guitars
• Claytoven Richardson, Jeanie Tracy, Kitty Beethoven, Sandy Griffith, Vicki Randle: background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

1. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
2. ^ "They Dated Who?!? Surprising Former Couples! | Access Hollywood – Celebrity News, Photos & Videos". Access Hollywood. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 22. May 30, 1992. p. 31. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
5. ^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart". Music Week. May 16, 1992. p. 14. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
6. ^ "USA Cashbox Charts Summaries". popmusichistory. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
7. ^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992". RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
8. ^ "The RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary tracks of 1992". RPM. Retrieved April 14, 2019. – via Library and Archives Canada
9. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
10. ^ "1992 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-38. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
11. ^ "Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles". Cash Box. Vol. LVI, no. 18. December 26, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
12. ^ "ミッシング・ユー・ナウ | マイケル・ボルトン" [Missing You Now | Michael Bolton] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
13. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. April 25, 1992. p. 21.
14. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 22/06/92: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 125. June 21, 1992. p. 19.