"You'll Never Know What You're Missing" is a song by the British band The Real Thing, released in 1977. It was their third major hit after "

You to Me Are Everything "You to Me Are Everything" is a song by British soul group The Real Thing, released as a single in 1976. Written by Ken Gold and Michael Denne and produced by Gold, "You to Me Are Everything" was the Real Thing's sole number-one single on the ...

" and " Can't Get By Without You".

Background

The song was written by

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and

Eddie Amoo The Real Thing are a British soul group formed in the 1970s. The band charted internationally with their song "You to Me Are Everything", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. They also had successes with a string of British hits such as ...

. It was produced by Chris, Eddie and Dennis Weinreich for Tony Hall productions. The strings were arranged by Paul Buckmeister. The B-side of the single was "Love Is a Playground", also written by the Amoo's. They also co-produced it with Dennis Weinreich, and the strings and brass were arranged by Ian Green.

Chart performance

For the week ending 27 February 1977 the single had jumped from no 48 to no 31 in the British charts. For the week ending 19 March the single had jumped from 25 to 20. By 26 March the single had dropped down a couple of notches to no 23. ''Billboard'' recorded that on the week ending 9 April 1977 the single had climbed from no 21 to no 16, which is where it peaked.''1000 UK Number One Hits'', By Jon Kutne
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References

{{The Real Thing 1976 songs 1976 singles Pye Records singles The Real Thing (British band) songs