Why Goodbye
1984 single by Steve Wariner
"Why Goodbye" | ||||
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Single by Steve Wariner | ||||
from the album Midnight Fire | ||||
B-side | "Don't Give Up on Love" | |||
Released | April 7, 1984 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Richard Leigh, Mark Wright | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown, Norro Wilson | |||
Steve Wariner singles chronology | ||||
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"Why Goodbye" is a song written by Richard Leigh and Mark Wright and recorded by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in April 1984 as the third single from the album Midnight Fire. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
Critical reception
A review in Cash Box was positive toward the song, stating that "The song utilizes harmonies to top off Wariner’s richer vocals. A ripping sax joins some bass rifts to give the tune an even better chance to crossover onto the A/C charts."[2]
Chart performance
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 12 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 16 |
References
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- Steve Wariner
- Midnight Fire
- One Good Night Deserves Another
- Life's Highway
- It's a Crazy World
- I Should Be with You
- I Got Dreams
- Laredo
- I Am Ready
- Drive
- No More Mr. Nice Guy
- Burnin' the Roadhouse Down
- Two Teardrops
- Faith in You
- Steal Another Day
- Greatest Hits (1987)
- "I'm Already Taken"
- "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"
- "Your Memory"
- "By Now"
- "All Roads Lead to You"
- "Kansas City Lights"
- "Midnight Fire"
- "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers"
- "Why Goodbye"
- "What I Didn't Do"
- "Heart Trouble"
- "Some Fools Never Learn"
- "You Can Dream of Me"
- "Life's Highway"
- "Starting Over Again"
- "Small Town Girl"
- "The Weekend"
- "Lynda"
- "Baby I'm Yours"
- "I Should Be with You"
- "Hold On (A Little Longer)
- "Where Did I Go Wrong"
- "I Got Dreams"
- "When I Could Come Home to You"
- "The Domino Theory"
- "Precious Thing"
- "There for Awhile"
- "Leave Him Out of This"
- "The Tip of My Fingers"
- "A Woman Loves"
- "If I Didn't Love You"
- "Drivin' and Cryin'"
- "It Won't Be Over You"
- "Holes in the Floor of Heaven"
- "Burnin' the Roadhouse Down"
- "Two Teardrops"
- "Katie Wants a Fast One"
- "That's How You Know When Love's Right"
- "That Hand That Rocks the Cradle"
- "What If I Said"
- "Been There"
- Discography
- "Longneck Bottle"
- "One Small Miracle"
- "Nothin' but the Taillights"
- "Where the Blacktop Ends"
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