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"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
Song

"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" is the title of a doo-wop song written by John D. Loudermilk. It was first released in 1962 by Don Cherry,[1] and again in 1967 by the group The Casinos on its album of the same name, becoming a #6 pop hit that year. The song has since been covered by Eddy Arnold, whose version was a #1 country hit in 1968, and by Neal McCoy, whose version became a Top 5 country hit in 1996.

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The song was written by Loudermilk, who also recorded it for his 1967 album Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse.[2] It is played as a slow 12/8 shuffle, its lyric addressing a female lover at the beginning of a relationship.

The Casinos version

The Casinos released its version in 1967 from its debut album Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye. It reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in January 1967, and became the group's only Top 40 pop hit.[3] It was also a #28 pop hit in the United Kingdom.[4]

Chart positions

Chart (1967) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6
UK Singles Chart 28

Eddy Arnold version

"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
Song

In 1968, country music artist Eddy Arnold covered "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" on his album Walkin' in Love Land.[5] Arnold has said that he was inspired to record the song after hearing Loudermilk perform it.[6] Arnold's rendition was a Number One hit on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts and RPM Country Tracks charts, as well as reaching #84 on the U.S. pop charts.

Chart positions

Chart (1968) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 84
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 57
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
October 19–October 26, 1968 		Succeeded by
Preceded by RPM Country Tracks
number-one single
November 11, 1968 		Succeeded by

Neal McCoy version

"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
Song

Neal McCoy covered the song in 1996 on his self-titled album. Released in the middle of the year as that album's lead-off single, it reached #4 on the U.S. Billboard country charts and #7 on the Canadian RPM country charts, as well as #7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. McCoy's cover was the seventh Top Ten country hit of his career.

Chart positions

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 7
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[8] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[10] 72
US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 44

Other versions

Andy Williams released a version in 1967 on his album, Born Free.

Glen Campbell recorded the song as a medley with Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds' "Don't Pull Your Love." This song was a number 27 pop hit and went to #1 on the Easy Listening chart in 1976. The medley peaked at number 4 country chart.

Toby Beau included it in their second album More Than a Love Song in 1979. It reached 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and 7 on the Adult Contemporary list.[12]

The 5th Dimension recorded the song in 1973, but it was not released until 2004 as a bonus track on their The Ultimate 5th Dimension album.[13]

Joss Stone recorded a version of the song for her 2012 album "The Soul Sessions Vol. II."

See also

References

  1. ^ "John D. Loudermilk - 1960-1963". Retrieved 21 June 2010. First release was in the fall of 1962 by Don Cherry on the Verve label
  2. ^ "Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 hits (8 ed.). Billboard Books. p. 111.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 97. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ Greg Adams. "Walkin' in Love Land review". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  6. ^ Streissguth, Michael (1997). Eddy Arnold: Pioneer of the Nashville Sound. Schirmer Books. p. 188.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9633." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 2, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  8. ^ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  11. ^ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  12. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/more-than-a-love-song-mw0000858646/awards
  13. ^ Liner notes - "The Ultimate 5th Dimension" - Arista Records - 2004


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