Fare Thee Well Love (song)

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"Fare Thee Well Love"
Single by The Rankin Family
from the album Fare Thee Well Love
Released1992
Genre Country, folk
Length4:33
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Jimmy Rankin
Producer(s) Chad Irschick
The Rankin Family singles chronology
"Orangedale Whistle"
(1992)
"Fare Thee Well Love"
(1992)
"Gillis Mountain"
(1993)

"Fare Thee Well Love" is a song recorded by Canadian music group The Rankin Family. It was released in 1992 as the second single from their second studio album, Fare Thee Well Love . It peaked in the top 10 on the RPM Country Tracks and Adult Contemporary Tracks charts, and won the Juno Award for Single of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1994.

The Rankin Family Canadian musical family group

The Rankin Family is a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and two Big Country Music Awards.

<i>Fare Thee Well Love</i> 1990 studio album by The Rankin Family

Fare Thee Well Love is the second studio album by Canadian folk music group The Rankin Family. The album was originally self-released by the siblings in 1990. It was re-issued by Capitol Records in 1992 and certified 5× Platinum by the CRIA.

<i>RPM</i> (magazine) Canadian music industry publication

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.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [1] 14
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [2] 8
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Canada Adult Contemporary Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 54
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 97

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References

  1. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1027." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. February 13, 1993. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1793." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. March 20, 1993. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1753." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. March 20, 1993. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1993". RPM . December 18, 1993. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM . December 18, 1993. Retrieved October 18, 2013.