Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
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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
, 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.
Hot 100 in January 1967, and became the group's only Top 40 pop hit. It was also a #28 pop hit in the United Kingdom
.
artist Eddy Arnold
covered "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" on his album Walkin' in Love Land. Arnold has said that he was inspired to record the song after hearing Loudermilk perform it. 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.
"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
, 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.
Hot 100 in January 1967, and became the group's only Top 40 pop hit. It was also a #28 pop hit in the United Kingdom
.
artist Eddy Arnold
covered "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" on his album Walkin' in Love Land. Arnold has said that he was inspired to record the song after hearing Loudermilk perform it. 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.
"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
, 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.
Hot 100 in January 1967, and became the group's only Top 40 pop hit. It was also a #28 pop hit in the United Kingdom
.
artist Eddy Arnold
covered "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" on his album Walkin' in Love Land. Arnold has said that he was inspired to record the song after hearing Loudermilk perform it. 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.
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.
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.
Doo-wop
The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...
song written by John D. Loudermilk
John D. Loudermilk
John D. Loudermilk is an American singer and songwriter.-Biography:Born in Durham, North Carolina, Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin...
. It was first released in 1962 by Don Cherry
Don Cherry (singer/golfer)
Donald Ross Cherry is an American singer of traditional pop music, best known for his 1955 hit, "Band of Gold"; and a former amateur and professional golfer.-Biography:...
, and again in 1967 by the group The Casinos
The Casinos
The Casinos was a nine-member doo-wop group from Cincinnati, Ohio, led by Gene Hughes. They are best-known for their John D. Loudermilk-penned song "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye," which hit number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967, well after the end of the doo-wop era.The group was based...
on its album of the same name, becoming a #6 pop hit that year. Since then, the song has been covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
by Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold
Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
, whose version was a #1 country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
hit in 1968, and Neal McCoy
Neal McCoy
Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio...
, whose version was a Top 5 country hit in 1996.
Content
The song was written by Loudermilk, who also recorded it on his 1967 album Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse. It is set in triple meter, with a lyric addressing a female lover at the beginning of a relationship.The Casinos version
The Casinos released its version in 1967 from its debut album Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye. It reached #6 on the U.S. BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100 in January 1967, and became the group's only Top 40 pop hit. It was also a #28 pop hit in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Chart positions
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart | 28 |
Eddy Arnold version
In 1968, country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold
Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
covered "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" on his album Walkin' in Love Land. Arnold has said that he was inspired to record the song after hearing Loudermilk perform it. Arnold's rendition was a Number One hit on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) charts and 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 charts, as well as reaching #84 on the U.S. pop charts.
Chart positions
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" is the title of a doo-wop
Doo-wop
The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...
song written by John D. Loudermilk
John D. Loudermilk
John D. Loudermilk is an American singer and songwriter.-Biography:Born in Durham, North Carolina, Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin...
. It was first released in 1962 by Don Cherry
Don Cherry (singer/golfer)
Donald Ross Cherry is an American singer of traditional pop music, best known for his 1955 hit, "Band of Gold"; and a former amateur and professional golfer.-Biography:...
, and again in 1967 by the group The Casinos
The Casinos
The Casinos was a nine-member doo-wop group from Cincinnati, Ohio, led by Gene Hughes. They are best-known for their John D. Loudermilk-penned song "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye," which hit number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967, well after the end of the doo-wop era.The group was based...
on its album of the same name, becoming a #6 pop hit that year. Since then, the song has been covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
by Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold
Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
, whose version was a #1 country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
hit in 1968, and Neal McCoy
Neal McCoy
Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio...
, whose version was a Top 5 country hit in 1996.
Content
The song was written by Loudermilk, who also recorded it on his 1967 album Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse. It is set in triple meter, with a lyric addressing a female lover at the beginning of a relationship.The Casinos version
The Casinos released its version in 1967 from its debut album Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye. It reached #6 on the U.S. BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100 in January 1967, and became the group's only Top 40 pop hit. It was also a #28 pop hit in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Chart positions
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart | 28 |
Eddy Arnold version
In 1968, country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold
Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
covered "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" on his album Walkin' in Love Land. Arnold has said that he was inspired to record the song after hearing Loudermilk perform it. Arnold's rendition was a Number One hit on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) charts and 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 charts, as well as reaching #84 on the U.S. pop charts.
Chart positions
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" is the title of a doo-wop
Doo-wop
The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...
song written by John D. Loudermilk
John D. Loudermilk
John D. Loudermilk is an American singer and songwriter.-Biography:Born in Durham, North Carolina, Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin...
. It was first released in 1962 by Don Cherry
Don Cherry (singer/golfer)
Donald Ross Cherry is an American singer of traditional pop music, best known for his 1955 hit, "Band of Gold"; and a former amateur and professional golfer.-Biography:...
, and again in 1967 by the group The Casinos
The Casinos
The Casinos was a nine-member doo-wop group from Cincinnati, Ohio, led by Gene Hughes. They are best-known for their John D. Loudermilk-penned song "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye," which hit number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967, well after the end of the doo-wop era.The group was based...
on its album of the same name, becoming a #6 pop hit that year. Since then, the song has been covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
by Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold
Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
, whose version was a #1 country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
hit in 1968, and Neal McCoy
Neal McCoy
Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio...
, whose version was a Top 5 country hit in 1996.
Content
The song was written by Loudermilk, who also recorded it on his 1967 album Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse. It is set in triple meter, with a lyric addressing a female lover at the beginning of a relationship.The Casinos version
The Casinos released its version in 1967 from its debut album Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye. It reached #6 on the U.S. BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100 in January 1967, and became the group's only Top 40 pop hit. It was also a #28 pop hit in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Chart positions
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart | 28 |
Eddy Arnold version
In 1968, country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold
Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
covered "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" on his album Walkin' in Love Land. Arnold has said that he was inspired to record the song after hearing Loudermilk perform it. Arnold's rendition was a Number One hit on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) charts and 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 charts, as well as reaching #84 on the U.S. pop charts.
Chart positions
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Neal McCoy version
Neal McCoyNeal McCoy
Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio...
covered the song in 1996 on his self-titled
Neal McCoy (album)
Neal McCoy is the self-titled album released by American country music artist Neal McCoy in 1996. His fifth studio album overall, it features the singles "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" , "Going, Going, Gone" , and "That Woman of Mine"...
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 positions
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 7 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |
Other versions
Glen CampbellGlen Campbell
Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show...
included a portion of the song in his single "Don't Pull Your Love
Don't Pull Your Love
"Don't Pull Your Love" is the title of a song written by Brian Potter and Dennis Lambert. The song was originally recorded in 1971 by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, reaching four on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Easy Listening chart .-Sam & Dave:...
." 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.