Up and Gone

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"Up and Gone"
Single by Jennifer McCarter and The McCarters
from the album Better Be Home Soon
B-side "A Letter from Home"
ReleasedMarch 1989
Genre Country
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Bill Caswell
Verlon Thompson
Producer(s) Paul Worley
Ed Seay
Jennifer McCarter and The McCarters singles chronology
"I Give You Music"
(1988)
"Up and Gone"
(1989)
"Quit While I'm Behind"
(1989)

"Up and Gone" is a song recorded by American country music trio Jennifer McCarter and The McCarters. It was released in March 1989 as the first single from their album Better Be Home Soon. The song peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1] The song was written by Verlon Thompson and Bill Caswell.

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Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 5
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 64
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 98

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