| "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" | ||||
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| Single by The Casinos | ||||
| from the album Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Doo-wop | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Fraternity 977 | |||
| Writer(s) | John D. Loudermilk | |||
| Producer | Gene Hughes | |||
| The Casinos singles chronology | ||||
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"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. Since then, the song has been covered by Eddy Arnold, whose version was a #1 country hit in 1968, and Neal McCoy, whose version was a Top 5 country hit in 1996.
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The song was written by Loudermilk, who also recorded it on his 1967 album Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse.[2] It is set in triple meter, with a lyric addressing a female lover at the beginning of a relationship.
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 (1967) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart | 28 |
| "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" | ||||
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| Single by Eddy Arnold | ||||
| from the album Walkin' in Love Land | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | ? | |||
| Eddy Arnold singles chronology | ||||
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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 (1968) | Peak position |
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| 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 "Harper Valley PTA" by Jeannie C. Riley |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single October 19–October 26, 1968 |
Succeeded by "Next in Line" by Conway Twitty |
| Preceded by "Happy State of Mind" by Bill Anderson |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 11, 1968 |
Succeeded by "When You Are Gone" by Jim Reeves |
| "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" | ||||
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| Single by Neal McCoy | ||||
| from the album Neal McCoy | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Format | CD single, cassette single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett | |||
| Neal McCoy singles chronology | ||||
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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 (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 7 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |
Glen Campbell included a portion of the song in his single "Don't Pull Your Love." This song was a #4 country hit and #27 pop hit in 1976.
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.[7]
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