Heaven Knows I'm Missing Him Now
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"Heaven Knows I'm Missing Him Now" is the twenty-third single by 1960s British girl singer Sandie Shaw
, and her final single of that decade, marking the end of a string of singles which had made her the most successful British female singer of that era. Though it failed to enter the UK chart, it would later influence 1980s singer Morrissey
, a big fan of Shaw, to write a song for his band The Smiths
entitled "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
", which became one of their biggest hits. Shaw's song was in the typical pop style that people were accustomed to hearing from her, which was a direct contrast to the album she released around the same time entitled Reviewing the Situation
. That album was full of much more alternative material, to which Shaw felt she was more suited at the time.
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
, and her final single of that decade, marking the end of a string of singles which had made her the most successful British female singer of that era. Though it failed to enter the UK chart, it would later influence 1980s singer Morrissey
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
, a big fan of Shaw, to write a song for his band The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
entitled "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" is a single by The Smiths that reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1984 before its inclusion on the compilation album, Hatful of Hollow...
", which became one of their biggest hits. Shaw's song was in the typical pop style that people were accustomed to hearing from her, which was a direct contrast to the album she released around the same time entitled Reviewing the Situation
Reviewing the Situation
-Personnel:*Sandie Shaw - vocals*Geoff Peach- tenor sax, flute & vocals*Rodney Hill - guitar*Brent Pickthall - bass Guitar & backing vocals*Ian Wallace - drums...
. That album was full of much more alternative material, to which Shaw felt she was more suited at the time.