When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back

"When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"
Single by Sam Neely
B-side "The Music Made Me Do It"[1]
Released 1983
Format Single
Genre Country
Length ?
Label MCA #52226
Writer(s) Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae
Producer Barry Beckett
Sam Neely singles chronology
"The Party's Over (Everybody's Gone)"
(1983)		 "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"
(1983)		 "Old Photographs"
(1984)

"When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" is the title of a song written by Steve Clark and Johnny MacRae. It was first recorded by Sam Neely in 1983 for the MCA Records label.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1983) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[1] 77


Bill Anderson version

"When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
B-side "Quits"[2]
Released 1985
Format Single
Genre Country
Length ?
Label Swanee #5018
Writer(s) Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae
Producer ?
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"Pity Party"
(1985)		 "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"
(1985)		 "Sheet Music"
(1986)

Bill Anderson later recorded the song for his 1985 album Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.[2] His version went to #75 on the country music charts.

Chart performance

Chart (1985) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[2] 75


Confederate Railroad version

"When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"
Single by Confederate Railroad
from the album Confederate Railroad
A-side "Trashy Women"[3]
Released 1993
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 4:12
Label Atlantic #87357
Writer(s) Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae
Producer Barry Beckett
Confederate Railroad singles chronology
"Queen of Memphis"
(1992)		 "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"
(1993)		 "Trashy Women"
(1993)

In 1992, Confederate Railroad recorded the song for its debut album, also titled Confederate Railroad. The song was released in 1993 as the fourth single from the album, reaching a peak of #14 on the country music charts.[3] It was also the b-side to the album's fifth single, "Trashy Women."[3]

Critical reception

An uncredited review in The Miami Herald referred to the song positively, calling it a "soft, poignant song about burning bridges that can't be rebuilt."[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks[3] 14
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[5] 18

References

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 293. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
  2. ^ a b c Whitburn, p. 25
  3. ^ a b c d Whitburn, p. 101
  4. ^ "Confederate Railroad Takes Listener on Lighthearted Ride". The Miami Herald. 19 June 1992. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB346D71B07836C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 15 September 2010. 
  5. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for August 7, 1993". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2198&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=86pk3ajmbbdunibfv87u1e55u7. Retrieved 15 September 2010. 
Confederate Railroad
Mark Dufresne · Rusty Hendrix · Cody McCarver · Gates Nichols · Wayne Secrest · Danny Shirley
Jimmy Dormire · Chris McDaniel · Michael Lamb
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Greatest Hits · Rockin' Country Party Pack · The Very Best of Confederate Railroad
Top 20 singles
"Jesus and Mama" · "Queen of Memphis" · "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" · "Trashy Women" · "Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind" · "Elvis and Andy"