I Just Called to Say Goodbye Again

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"I Just Called to Say Goodbye Again"
Single by Larry Boone
from the album Swingin' Doors, Sawdust Floors
B-side "Reason for the Rain"
ReleasedOctober 1988
Genre Country
Length3:14
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Bud McGuire
Paul Nelson
Producer(s) Ray Baker
Larry Boone singles chronology
"Don't Give Candy to a Stranger"
(1988)
"I Just Called to Say Goodbye Again"
(1988)
"Wine Me Up"
(1989)

"I Just Called to Say Goodbye Again" is a song written by Bud McGuire and Paul Nelson and recorded by American country music artist Larry Boone. It was released in October 1988 as the first single from his second album, Swingin' Doors, Sawdust Floors. The song peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as American folk music and blues.

Larry Eugene Boone is an American country music artist and songwriter. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. His highest-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", reached No. 10 in 1988. Boone has also co-written several singles for other country music artists, including a Number One single for Kathy Mattea, and Top Ten hits for Don Williams, Tracy Lawrence, Rick Trevino and Lonestar.

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Chart performance

Chart (1988–1989)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 37
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 16

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References

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  2. RPM Magazine - February 18, 1989 americanradiohistory.com
  3. "Larry Boone Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.