The Sound of Goodbye

"The Sound of Goodbye"
"The Sound of Goodbye"
Single by Crystal Gayle
from the album Cage the Songbird
B-side	"Take Me Home"
Released	October 1983
Genre	Country
Length	3:12
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Hugh Prestwood
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen
Crystal Gayle singles chronology

"The Sound of Goodbye" is a song written by Hugh Prestwood, and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in October 1983 as the first single from her album Cage the Songbird. The song was Gayle's thirteenth number one country single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.^[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983–1984)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	84
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[4]	10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	31

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 132.
^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 132.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Crystal_Gayle-2] "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Crystal_Gayle-3] "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Crystal_Gayle-4] "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

[5] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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Albums Singles
1970s	"I've Cried (The Blue Right Out of My Eyes)" "Wrong Road Again" "Somebody Loves You" "I'll Get Over You" "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye)" "I'll Do It All Over Again" "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" "Ready for the Times to Get Better" "Talking in Your Sleep" "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" "When I Dream" "Your Kisses Will" "Half the Way" "Your Old Cold Shoulder"
1980s	"It's Like We Never Said Goodbye" "The Blue Side" "If You Ever Change Your Mind" "Take It Easy" "Too Many Lovers" "The Woman in Me" "You Never Gave Up on Me" "Livin' in These Troubled Times" "'Til I Gain Control Again" "You and I" (with Eddie Rabbitt) "Everything I Own" "Our Love Is on the Faultline" "Baby, What About You" "The Sound of Goodbye" "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" "Turning Away" "Me Against the Night" "Nobody Wants to Be Alone" "A Long and Lasting Love" "Makin' Up for Lost Time (The Dallas Lovers' Song)" (with Gary Morris) "Cry" "Straight to the Heart" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Another World" (with Gary Morris) "Nobody Should Have to Love This Way" "Only Love Can Save Me Now" "O Holy Night" "Nobody's Angel"
1990s	"Never Ending Song of Love" "Two Sleepy People" (with Willie Nelson)
2000s	"Hallelujah I Love Him So"