"Goodnight Sweetheart" is the title of a song co-written by Kim Williams, L. David Lewis and Randy Boudreaux

Randy Boudreaux

Randy Boudreaux is a producer and songwriter of country music.-Early life:Boudreaux grew up in Southern, Louisiana and early in his career, performed in honky tonks all over Louisiana and the south...

. It was recorded by American

United States

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 country music artist David Kersh

David Kersh

David Kersh is an American country music singer who made his debut in 1996. His first album, Goodnight Sweetheart, was released that year, producing four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. A second album, titled If I Never Stop Loving You, was released a year later,...

 and was released in July 1996 as the second single from his album Goodnight Sweetheart. It reached #6 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart but missed the top 40 on the Canadian RPM

RPM (magazine)

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

Country Tracks chart. It was originally recorded by Joe Diffie

Joe Diffie

Joe Logan Diffie is an American country music singer known for his ballads and novelty songs. Between 1990 and 2004, Diffie charted 35 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including five number one singles: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced ", "Third Rock from the Sun",...

 on his 1992 album "Regular Joe

Regular Joe

Regular Joe is the second studio album by American country music artist Joe Diffie. Released in 1992, it features the singles "Is It Cold in Here", "Ships That Don't Come In", "Next Thing Smokin'", and "Startin' Over Blues". All of these except for "Startin' Over Blues" reached Top 20 on the Hot...

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Chart performance

"Goodnight Sweetheart" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 3, 1996.

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	113
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	44