Beautiful Goodbye

For the Richard Marx album, see Beautiful Goodbye (album). For the Maroon 5 song, see Overexposed (album). For the Amanda Marshall song, see Amanda Marshall (album).
"Beautiful Goodbye"
Single by Jennifer Hanson
from the album Jennifer Hanson
ReleasedJuly 29, 2002 (2002-07-29)[1]
GenreCountry
Length4:19
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jennifer Hanson singles chronology
"Beautiful Goodbye"
(2002) 		"This Far Gone"
(2003)

"Beautiful Goodbye" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Jennifer Hanson. It was released in July 2002 as the first single from her debut album Jennifer Hanson. The song was written by Hanson and Kim Patton-Johnston.[2]

History

The senior vice president of marketing for Capitol Records' Nashville division at the time, Fletcher Foster, said that the song was "uniquely different and could set her apart from not only all the other new artists but also the acts out there in general." Phyllis Stark of Billboard compared the song to Sheryl Crow.[3]

Charts

"Beautiful Goodbye" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 3, 2002.

Chart (2002–2003) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 16
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 76

References

  1. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1463. July 26, 2002. p. 29.
  2. ^ Kristel, Todd. "Jennifer Hanson". Allmusic. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Stark, Phyllis (11 January 2003). "Jennifer Hanson is off to a 'beautiful' start on Capitol". Billboard. p. 26.
  4. ^ "Jennifer Hanson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Jennifer Hanson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.