It's Like We Never Said Goodbye

"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.

Historic week

The song was part of a historic week on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the week it reached number one. 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]

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[3]	17
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	63

References

↑ Billboard magazine — April 19, 1980 issue.
↑ "Crystal Gayle – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Crystal Gayle.
↑ "Crystal Gayle – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Crystal Gayle.
↑ "Crystal Gayle – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Crystal Gayle.

Bibliography

Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006, Record Research, ISBN 978-0898201659

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Honky Tonk Blues" by Charley Pride	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single April 19, 1980	Succeeded by "A Lesson in Leavin'" by Dottie West
Preceded by "Two Story House" by George Jones and Tammy Wynette	RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 10, 1980	Succeeded by "The Way I Am" by Merle Haggard

Crystal Gayle singles

1970s

1974	"Wrong Road Again"

1975	"Somebody Loves You"

1976	"I'll Get Over You" "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)"

1977	"I'll Do It All Over Again" "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"

1978	"Ready for the Times to Get Better" "Talking in Your Sleep" "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For"

1979	"When I Dream" "Your Kisses Will" "Half the Way" "Your Old Cold Shoulder"

1980s

1980	"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" "The Blue Side" "If You Ever Change Your Mind"

1981	"Take It Easy" "Too Many Lovers" "The Woman in Me"

1982	"You Never Gave Up on Me" "Livin' in These Troubled Times" "'Til I Gain Control Again" You and I" (with Eddie Rabbitt)

1983	"Everything I Own" "Our Love Is on the Faultline" "Baby, What About You" "The Sound of Goodbye"

1984	"I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" "Turning Away" "Me Against the Night"

1985	"Nobody Wants to Be Alone" "A Long and Lasting Love" "Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)" (with Gary Morris)

1986	"Cry" "Straight to the Heart" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

1987	"Another World" (with Gary Morris) "Nobody Should Have to Love This Way" "Only Love Can Save Me Now" "O Holy Night"

1988	"Nobody's Angel"

1990s

1990	"Never Ending Song of Love"

1999	"Two Sleepy People" (with Willie Nelson)

2000s

2003	"Hallelujah I Love Him So"

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