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 | |||
| Genre | Country, Western swing | |||
| Length | 2:24 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville 28286 | |||
| Songwriter(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 peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, becoming his fifth number 1 hit in the United States. It also topped the Canadian RPM country Tracks chart.[1]
Content
[edit]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.
Charts
[edit]"Too Gone Too Long" spent the week of March 12, 1988 at the top of both country singles chart.
Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1987–1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] | 18 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 15 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.
- ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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