It's Like We Never Said Goodbye

"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" is a song written by Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens, and recorded by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. It was released in February 1980 as the second single from the album Miss the Mississippi.

"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"
Single by Crystal Gayle
from the album Miss the Mississippi
B-side"Don't Go My Love"
ReleasedFebruary 1980
Recorded1979
GenreCountry
Length3:32
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens
Producer(s)Allen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle singles chronology
"Half the Way"
(1979)		 "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"
(1980)		 "The Blue Side"
(1980)

Historic week

The song was part of a historic week on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the week it reached number one. That week, all of the top five positions were held by female singers.

The Top 5 from that week was:

  1. "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" by Crystal Gayle
  2. "A Lesson in Leavin'" by Dottie West
  3. "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" by Debby Boone
  4. "Beneath Still Waters" by Emmylou Harris
  5. "Two Story House" by Tammy Wynette (duet with George Jones)[1]

Personnel

Chart performance
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 63

References
  1. Billboard magazine — April 19, 1980 issue.
  2. "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  4. "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

Bibliography
  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006, Record Research, ISBN 978-0898201659
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.