Written in:

1970 by Pete Ham and Tom Evans

Released On:

"No Dice" released on Apple Records in 1970

"The Best of Badfinger" released on Apple/Capitol in 1995

"The Very Best Of Badfinger" released on Apple Records in 2000

"Badfinger Live Indiana 1983 DBA-BFR" released on Exile Music 2002

In 2010 an alternate version of the song was included on the Re-mastered version of No Dice.

Golden Delicious Demos - Without You Records - 2022

Cover Versions:

Harry Nilsson on the album "Nilsson Schmilsson" released on RCA in 1971 - his single became an enormous world-wide hit

Engelbert Humberdinck on the album "In Time" released on Parrot Records in 1972

Wayne Newton on his album "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" from 1972

Andy Williams on an album called "Love Theme From the Godfather" released on Columbia in 1972

Heart on their album "Magazine" released on Mushroom Records in 1978

Melissa Manchester on her album "For The Working Girl" released on Arista Records in 1980

T.G. Sheppard recorded a country version in 1982

Richard Clayderman on an album called "A Little Night Music" released on WEA in 1988

Air Supply on their "Earth Is.." released in 1991

Mariah Carey on the album "Music Box" released on Columbia Records in 1993 - the single became an internatinal hit

Joey Molland on the album "The Best of Badfinger Featuring Joey Molland

Bill Scherer in 2002 on the tribute album Remembering Badfinger on Virtual Studios Systems Corp.

About The Song:

Without You has become an all-time classic, and it's undoubtedly Badfinger's most well known composition.

The band probably never performed the song with Pete Ham, but later versions of Badfinger did play it live occasionally.

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Lyrics/Chords

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