Almost Goodbye (song)

"Almost Goodbye" is a song written by Billy Livsey and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music singer Mark Chesnutt. It was released in August 1993 as the second single and title track from his 1993 album of the same name. The song peaked at number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and at number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.^[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered on June 22 1993.^[3]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 68 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated September 4, 1993. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and became his fourth Number One single on the Country Music chart dated November 20, 1993, holding the top spot for one week.

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[6]	4

Preceded by "She Used to Be Mine" by Brooks & Dunn	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single November 20, 1993	Succeeded by "Reckless" by Alabama

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/chesnutt_mark/601405/album.jhtml
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2317." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 4, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Mark Chesnutt – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Mark Chesnutt.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

Mark Chesnutt

Studio albums	Too Cold at Home Longnecks & Short Stories Almost Goodbye What a Way to Live Wings Thank God for Believers I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Lost in the Feeling Mark Chesnutt Savin' the Honky Tonk Heard It in a Love Song Rollin' with the Flow Outlaw

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits

Notable singles	"Too Cold at Home" "Brother Jukebox" "Blame It on Texas" "Your Love Is a Miracle" "Broken Promise Land" "Old Flames Have New Names" "I'll Think of Something" "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" "Ol' Country" "It Sure Is Monday" "Almost Goodbye" "I Just Wanted You to Know" "Woman, Sensuous Woman" "She Dreams" "Goin' Through the Big D" "Gonna Get a Life" "Down in Tennessee" "Trouble" "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" "It's a Little Too Late" "Let It Rain" "Thank God for Believers" "I Might Even Quit Lovin' You" "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" "This Heartache Never Sleeps" "Lost in the Feeling" "She Was" "The Lord Loves the Drinkin' Man" "I'm a Saint" "Heard It in a Love Song" "Rollin' with the Flow" "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"

Guest singles	"A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side" (with Tracy Byrd)

Related articles	Discography MCA Records Decca Records Columbia Records Lofton Creek Records

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