The Skyliners
This Pittsburgh vocal group made a magnificent heartache ballad in 1959, "Since I Don't Have You." It remains among R&B's ultimate agonizing triumphs, and Chuck Jackson later did an equally gripping version. Jimmy Beaumont was the lead vocalist, with Janet Vogel, Wally Lester, Joe VerScharen, and Jackie Taylor. Beaumont, Taylor, and Lester had been in the Crescents, while Vogel and VerScharen were alumni of the El Rios. Their follow-up, "This I Swear," was a creditable effort that peaked at number 20 on the R&B charts, but few remember it. Oddly, "Since I Don't Have You" only reached number three on the R&B side and number 12 on the pop charts. But it's certainly one song for whom the numbers really don't come close to telling the story. The Skyliners had two chart singles on Callico and then had one other song reach the R&B Top 40 in 1965, "The Loser," for Jubilee.
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The Skyliners
Blues - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 26 Sep 1959
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Since I Don't Have You (50th Anniversary Golden Edition)
Pop - Released by The Bicycle Music Company on 1 Jan 1991
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The Skyliners: Greatest Hits
Pop - Released by The Bicycle Music Company on 1 Jan 1986
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Since I Don't Have You
Soul - Released by Hitstown on 21 Apr 2023
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Since I Don't Have You
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 4 Dec 2013
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Since I Don't Have You / One Night, One Night (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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Since I Don't Have You / Pennies from Heaven (Rerecorded)
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by K-Tel on 21 Nov 2023
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The Original Hit Recording - Since I don't have you
Soul - Released by Smith & Co. on 13 Aug 2012
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This I Swear (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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Since I Don't Have You (Billboard Hot 100 - No 12)
Blues - Released by Music Manager on 3 Dec 2020
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The Skyliners Meet the Mystics Doo Wop
Pop - Released by Classic Records on 8 May 2009
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Voices in Harmony (1958-1962)
Rock - Released by Jasmine Records on 19 Feb 2021
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Since I Don't Have You
Pop - Released by Finestar Records on 8 Apr 2019
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This I Swear
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 15 May 2013
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Platinum Selection
R&B - Released by Retro Music Box on 14 Jul 2020
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Since I Don't Have You
Jazz - Released by Stars and Stripes on 21 Apr 2023
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The Skyliners - PLATINUM SELECTION
R&B - Released by Retro Music Box on 13 Jul 2020
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