You Don't Seem to Miss Me

"You Don't Seem to Miss Me" is a song written by Jim Lauderdale, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless featuring backing vocals from George Jones. It was released in September 1997 as the first single from her album Long Stretch of Lonesome. The song won Loveless and Jones the 1998 Country Music Association Award for Musical Event of the Year.

"You Don't Seem to Miss Me"
Single by Patty Loveless
from the album Long Stretch of Lonesome
B-side"Where Are You Boy"
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1997 (1997-09-20)
GenreCountry
Length4:07
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Jim Lauderdale
Producer(s)Emory Gordy Jr.
Patty Loveless singles chronology
"The Trouble with the Truth"
(1997)
"You Don't Seem to Miss Me"
(1997)
"To Have You Back Again"
(1998)

The song charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching number 14 during the week of December 13, 1997.[1]

In 2020, Josh Turner recorded a version of the song featuring Runaway June on backing vocals for his album Country State of Mind.

Chart positions

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 37
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 14

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 207.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3413." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Patty Loveless Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.