Too Gone Too Long
For the En Vogue song, see Too Gone, Too Long.
| "Too Gone Too Long" | ||||
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| Single by Randy Travis | ||||
| from the album Always & Forever | ||||
| B-side | "My House" | |||
| Released | November 1987 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:24 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. 28286 | |||
| Writer(s) | Gene Pistilli | |||
| Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning | |||
| Randy Travis singles chronology | ||||
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"Too Gone Too Long" is a song written by Gene Pistilli, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in November 1987 as the third single from his album Always & Forever. It became his fifth number 1 hit in the United States. It peaked at number 1 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and the Canadian RPM country Tracks chart.[1]
Content
After a former love comes crawling back, the narrator tells her that he's got a new love and that she's been gone too long and it's too late to come back home.
Chart performance
"Too Gone Too Long" spent the week of March 12, 1988 at the top of both country singles chart.
| Chart (1987–1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.
External links
| Preceded by "Face to Face" by Alabama |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single March 12, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Life Turned Her That Way" by Ricky Van Shelton |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 12, 1988 |
Succeeded by "This Missin' You Heart of Mine" by Sawyer Brown |