Something's Missing (In My Life)" is a song composed by

Paul Jabara Paul Frederick Jabara (January 31, 1948 – September 29, 1992) was an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He wrote Donna Summer's Oscar-winning " Last Dance" from '' Thank God It's Friday'' (1978), as well as "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough ...

and Jay Asher, and recorded by various artists. The song was recorded as a duet with Jabara and

Donna Summer Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music ...

in 1978, and appeared on Jabara's album '' Keeping Time''.

Marcia Hines version

Marcia Hines Marcia Elaine Hines AM (born July 20, 1953) is an American-born Australian singer and TV personality. Hines made her debut, at the age of 16, in the Australian production of the stage musical ''Hair'' and followed with the role of Mary Magdalen ...

recorded a version of the track and released it as the second single from her fourth studio album, '' Ooh Child'' (1979). It reached the Top 10 in both Australia and New Zealand.

Track listing

; 7" Single (ZS-153) # "Something's Missing (In My Life)" - 4:37 # "Moments" (

Rick Springfield Richard Lewis Springthorpe (born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Rick Springfield, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his debut ...

) - 3:22

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Other versions

Karen Carpenter Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist and early drummer of the highly successful duo the Carpenters, formed with her older brother Richard Carpenter (musician), Richard. Wi ...

recorded a cover version for an unreleased self-titled solo album. *

Ahmad Jamal Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. He was a NEA Jazz Ma ...

also recorded a cover for his album '' Night Song'' in 1980.

References

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