The Last Time I Saw Her (song)

"The Last Time I Saw Her" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot and recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell. It was released in June 1971 as the second single from his album of the same name, The Last Time I Saw Her. The song peaked at number 21 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[1] Lightfoot had recorded the song for his 1968 album Did She Mention My Name?. Other artists known to have recorded the song include Harry Belafonte (for his 1969 album Homeward Bound), John Arpin (for his 1974 album Love and Maple Syrup), Johnny Mathis (as the B-side of his recording of another of Lightfoot's songs, "Wherefore and Why"), Andy Williams (as the B-side of North American releases of his single "Music from Across the Way"), and Keola & Kapono Beamer (for their 1982 album Tahiti Holiday). In 1974, a Finnish version, "Sun Piirtees Vielä Nään", was recorded by Tapio Heinonen for his album Lämmöllä.

"The Last Time I Saw Her"
Song by Gordon Lightfoot
from the album Did She Mention My Name?
Released	January 1968
Genre	Folk
Length	5:10
Label	United Artists
Songwriter(s)	Gordon Lightfoot
Producer(s)	John Simon

"The Last Time I Saw Her"
Single by Glen Campbell
from the album The Last Time I Saw Her
B-side	"Bach Talk"
Released	June 21, 1971
Genre	Country
Length	4:06
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Gordon Lightfoot
Producer(s)	Al DeLory
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" (1971) "The Last Time I Saw Her" (1971) "Oklahoma Sunday Morning" (1971)

Chart performance

Chart (1971)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	21
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	61
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	12
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	21
Canadian RPM Top Singles	42
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	27

References

1. "Glen Campbell singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
2. "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.