It's Like We Never Said Goodbye
1980 single by Crystal Gayle
"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" | ||||
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Single by Crystal Gayle | ||||
from the album Miss the Mississippi | ||||
B-side | "Don't Go My Love" | |||
Released | February 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens | |||
Producer(s) | Allen Reynolds | |||
Crystal Gayle singles chronology | ||||
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"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. The song was number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the charts.
Historic week
The song was part of a historic week on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the week it reached number one, April 19, 1980. That week, all of the top five positions were held by female singers.
The Top 5 from that week was:
- "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" by Crystal Gayle
- "A Lesson in Leavin'" by Dottie West
- "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" by Debby Boone
- "Beneath Still Waters" by Emmylou Harris
- "Two Story House" by Tammy Wynette (duet with George Jones)[1]
Personnel
- Gene Chrisman – drums
- Spady Brannan – bass guitar
- Bobby Wood – keyboards
- Chris Leuzinger – guitars
- Billy Puett, Denis Solee – saxophone
- Roger Bissell, Dennis Good, Rex Peer, Terry Williams – trombone
- Crystal Gayle, Garth Fundis, Allen Reynolds - backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ Billboard magazine — April 19, 1980 issue.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
Bibliography
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006, Record Research, ISBN 978-0898201659
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Crystal Gayle singles
- "I've Cried (The Blue Right Out of My Eyes)"
- "Wrong Road Again"
- "Somebody Loves You"
- "I'll Get Over You"
- "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)"
- "I'll Do It All Over Again"
- "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"
- "Ready for the Times to Get Better"
- "Talking in Your Sleep"
- "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For"
- "When I Dream"
- "Your Kisses Will"
- "Half the Way"
- "Your Old Cold Shoulder"
- "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"
- "The Blue Side"
- "If You Ever Change Your Mind"
- "Take It Easy"
- "Too Many Lovers"
- "The Woman in Me"
- "You Never Gave Up on Me"
- "Livin' in These Troubled Times"
- "'Til I Gain Control Again"
- "You and I" (with Eddie Rabbitt)
- "Everything I Own"
- "Our Love Is on the Faultline"
- "Baby, What About You"
- "The Sound of Goodbye"
- "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love"
- "Turning Away"
- "Me Against the Night"
- "Nobody Wants to Be Alone"
- "A Long and Lasting Love"
- "Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)" (with Gary Morris)
- "Cry"
- "Straight to the Heart"
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
- "Another World" (with Gary Morris)
- "Nobody Should Have to Love This Way"
- "Only Love Can Save Me Now"
- "O Holy Night"
- "Nobody's Angel"