Goodbye, So Long, Hello

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"Goodbye, So Long, Hello"
Single by Prairie Oyster
from the album Different Kind of Fire
B-side "Different Kind of Fire"
ReleasedFebruary 1990
Genre Country
Length3:07
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Willie P. Bennett
Russell deCarle
Producer(s) Steve Berlin
Prairie Oyster singles chronology
"Play Me Some Honky Tonk Music"
(1987)
"Goodbye, So Long, Hello"
(1990)
"I Don't Hurt Anymore"
(1990)

"Goodbye, So Long, Hello" is a song initially recorded by Willie P. Bennett on his 1989 album The Lucky Ones . It was written by Bennett and Prairie Oyster band member Russell deCarle.

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The song became better known once recorded by Canadian country music group Prairie Oyster. It was released in February 1990 as the first single from their second studio album, Different Kind of Fire. It peaked at number 3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in May 1990. Two different b-sides were used on different editions: a cover of the Willie P. Bennett song "Take My Own Advice", and the Joan Besen song "Different Kind of Fire". Both tracks also appear on the studio album. A double A-side promo version was also released. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 3
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 62

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 12

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References

  1. "Prairie Oyster - Goodbye, So Long, Hello".
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1241." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. May 19, 1990. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. "Prairie Oyster Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM . December 22, 1990. Retrieved October 11, 2013.