Quittin' Time
| "Quittin' Time" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Mary Chapin Carpenter | ||||
| from the album State of the Heart | ||||
| B-side | "Heroes and Heroines" | |||
| Released | January 6, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robb Royer, Roger Linn | |||
| Producer(s) | Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings | |||
| Mary Chapin Carpenter singles chronology | ||||
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"Quittin' Time" is a song written by Robb Royer and Roger Linn, and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released in January 1990 as the third single from the album State of the Heart. The song reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
Content
[edit]The song is about a relationship that has failed, with the narrator describing the end of the relationship as "quittin' time".
Critical reception
[edit]A review in Billboard was positive, stating that the song was "A spirited but rueful acknowledgment of love gone stale" and had a "clean, insistent instrumental sound" similar in concept to its predecessor, "Never Had It So Good".[2]
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 8 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 7 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 83 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 70 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 69.
- ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Billboard: 73. December 16, 1989.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9069." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
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