Grateful Dead Family Discography: You Don't Miss Your Water

You Don't Miss Your Water

Composer: William Bell

You Don't Miss Your Water was played by Phil Lesh & Friends in 2012.

The song was first released as the b-side of William Bell's first single in 1961.

On some recordings the title is You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til Your Well Runs Dry) but on the original William Bell recordings and on many other recordings the title is You Don't Miss Your Water.

William Bell

no info Single (You Don't Miss Your Water / Formula Of Love), William Bell, 1961
no info The Soul Of A Bell, William Bell, 1967
no info History Of Rhythm & Blues Volume 5 The Beat Goes On 1961-62, Various Artists, 1968
no info Coming Back For More, William Bell, 1977
no info The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968, Various Artists, 1991
no info Top Of The Stax: Twenty Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1991
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Various Artists, 1991
no info Funky Broadway Stax Revue Live At The 5/4 Ballroom, Various Artists, 1991
no info Greatest Hits Volume Two, William Bell, 1992
no info 2000 Volts Of Stax, Various Artists, 1992
no info Wayne Jackson & Andrew Love With Special Guests, The Memphis Horns, 1995
no info Smooth Grooves: The '60s, Volume 1 Early '60s, Various Artists, 1997
no info Rites Of Rhythm & Blues, Volume 5, Various Artists, 1997
no info The Stax Story, Various Artists, 2000
no info Collector's Edition Greatest Hits, William Bell, 2002
no info Hard Revolution, Various Artists, 2003
no info Soul Comes Home, Various Artists, 2004
no info The Memphis Box 2, Various Artists, 2006
no info The Very Best Of William Bell, 2007
no info Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration, Various Artists, 2007
no info Live In NYC, William Bell, 2009
no info Where Southern Soul Began: 1 1954-1962, Various Artists, 2013
no info Sweet Soul Music, Various Artists, 2013
no info Try A Little Tenderness, Various Artists, 2015
no info Never Like This Before: The Complete 'Blue' Stax Singles 1961-1968, William Bell, 2022

Other recordings

no info Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul, Otis Redding, 1965
no info Single (Shake / You Don't Miss Your Water), Otis Redding, 1967
no info The Percy Sledge Way, Percy Sledge, 1967
no info Plays The Great Memphis Hits, King Curtis, 1967
no info Single (You Don't Miss Your Water / Green Onions), King Curtis, 1967
no info The Natch'l Blues, Taj Mahal, 1968
Sweetheart of the Rodeo, The Byrds, 1968
no info Single (She's About A Mover / You Don't Miss Your Water), Otis Clay, 1968
no info Single (How Lucky (Can One Man Be) / You Don't Miss Your Water), The Uniques, 1968
no info Single (You Don't Miss Your Water ('Til Your Well Runs Dry) / Going Up To The Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue), Taj Mahal, 1968
no info The Uniques, The Uniques, 1969
The Killer Rocks On, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1971
no info The Best Of Otis Redding, 1972
no info Single (You Don't Miss Your Water / Let Me Love Like I Want You), O.B. McClinton, 1973
no info She's Gone, Lou Rawls, 1974
no info Golden Dozen Volume 2, Various Artists (The Uniques), 1974
no info The Legendary Otis Redding: His Greatest Recordings, Otis Redding, 1975
no info Been Gone Too Long, Lonesome Sundown, 1977
Heavy Hits, Various Artists (Taj Mahal), 197?
no info I Can't Stand To Ramble, Good Ol' Persons, 1983
no info You Don't Miss Your Water Till Your Well Runs Dry 12" Single, The Triffids, 1985
no info Music From The Film Married To The Mob, Various Artists (Brian Eno), 1988
The Otis Redding Story, Otis Redding, 1989
The Byrds Box Set, The Byrds, 1990
no info Heartbreakin' Woman, Marva Wright, 1990
no info One Word Maxi Single, Eno / Cale, 1991
no info Fireworks, Chris Stamey, 1991
no info Woke Up This Mornin', LaVern Baker, 1992
no info Single (You Don't Miss Your Water / Across The Borderline), Harry Dean Stanton, 1993
Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding, Otis Redding, 1993
no info Good N' Live: 20th Anniversary Collection, Good Ol' Persons, 1995
no info The Best Of Alexis Korner And Friends, 1996
Plays the Great Memphis Hits/King Size Soul, King Curtis, 1998
no info Man Of My Word, Johnny Adams, 1998
Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology, Otis Redding, 1998
no info Jackshit, Jackshit, 2000
no info Musically Rich... and Famous, Alexis Korner, 2000
Sacred Hearts and Fallen Angels: The Gram Parsons Anthology, Gram Parsons, 2001
no info Sanctuary IV, The Byrds, 2002
Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Legacy Edition), The Byrds, 2003
The Killer Rocks On / Boogie Woogie Country Man, Jerry Lee Lewis, 2004
no info Bayou Soul, Don Rich, 2004
no info Wrong Way Up (exp reissue), Eno / Cale, 2005
The Great Johnny Adams R&B Album, Johnny Adams, 2006
Sweetheart of the Rodeo/Live At The Fillmore 1969, The Byrds, 2006
There Is a Season, The Byrds, 2006
no info Wishing Well, Honey Island Swamp Band, 2009
no info Wayward Children, Lys Guillorn, 2009
no info The Sails Of Self, Rising Appalachia, 2010
no info Original Album Classics: Taj Mahal/the Natch'l Blues/Mo' Roots, Taj Mahal, 2011
no info Covers Volume II, Marissa Nadler, 2011
no info Let It Burn, Ruthie Foster, 2011
no info The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Collection, Otis Redding, 2013
The Complete Columbia Albums Collection, Taj Mahal, 2013
no info Drifted: In The Beginning & Beyond, Continental Drifters, 2015
no info Southern Soul: From Memphis To Muscle Shoals & More, Lucinda Williams, 2020
no info October 1993, Harry Dean Stanton With The Cheap Dates, 2021
no info Bluegrass On My Mind, Fox Crossing Stringband, 2022

The song can also be found on a number of the Black Crowes concert recordings in the Instant Live series.