Sure Gonna Miss Her

"Sure Gonna Miss Her"
Single by Gary Lewis & the Playboys
from the album Hits Again
B-side"I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight"
ReleasedMarch 1966 (1966-03)[1]
GenrePop rock
Length2:31
LabelLiberty
Songwriter(s)Bobby Russell
Producer(s)Snuff Garrett
Gary Lewis & the Playboys singles chronology
"She's Just My Style"
(1965) 		"Sure Gonna Miss Her"
(1966) 		"Green Grass"
(1966)

"Sure Gonna Miss Her" is a song written by Bobby Russell and was recorded by Gary Lewis & the Playboys. The song reached No. 9 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1966, and No. 21 in Canada.[2][3]

It was first recorded with prominent guitar and drums, but was rejected. It was re-recorded with added horns and became the hit single version which was featured on mono copies of the Hits Again! and Golden Greats albums. However, their stereo counterparts feature the original version without the horns.[citation needed]

Gary Lewis told interviewer Ray Shasho in 2013 that "You know what's funny though, the largest selling internet tune of mine is "Sure Gonna Miss Her," even above "This Diamond Ring" and "She's Just My Style." It's the biggest selling record of mine on the internet. It's a great song, but I would never figure that one above the others."[citation needed]

Personnel

According to the AFM contract sheet, the following musicians played on the tracks.[4]

Stereo album version (recorded on August 20, 1965)

Mono single and album version (recorded on October 13, 1965)

References

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Robert (2012). Revolver: How the Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n' Roll. Montclair: Backbeat Books. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-61713-009-0.
  2. ^ Gary Lewis & the Playboys singles Retrieved 09-21-11
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 4, 1966" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Sure Gonna Miss Her AFM Contract" (PDF). The Wrecking Crew. American Federation of Musicians. Retrieved December 31, 2022.