Goodnight Sweetheart (Joe Diffie song)

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"Goodnight Sweetheart"
Goodnight Sweetheart single.jpg
Single by David Kersh
from the album Goodnight Sweetheart
B-side "Breaking Hearts and Taking Names"
ReleasedJuly 27, 1996 [1]
Recorded1996
Genre Country
Length3:28 [2]
Label Curb
Songwriter(s) Kim Williams, L. David Lewis, Randy Boudreaux [2]
Producer(s) Pat McMakin [2]
David Kersh singles chronology
"Breaking Hearts and Taking Names"
(1996)
"Goodnight Sweetheart"
(1996)
"Another You"
(1997)

"Goodnight Sweetheart" is a song co-written by Kim Williams, L. David Lewis and Randy Boudreaux. It was recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie for his 1992 album Regular Joe . The song was later recorded by American country music artist David Kersh for his album Goodnight Sweetheart . Released as the album's second single in July 1996, it reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart but missed the top 40 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Rogers and premiered in mid-1996.

Chart performance

"Goodnight Sweetheart" peaked at number 6 on the country charts in the U.S.

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 44
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [4] 13
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 6

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References

  1. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/kersh_david/543032/album.jhtml
  2. 1 2 3 Goodnight Sweetheart (CD). David Kersh. Curb Records. 1996. 77848.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9728." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  4. "David Kersh Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "David Kersh Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.