Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For

"Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For"
Single by Crystal Gayle
from the album When I Dream
B-side"Cry Me a River"
ReleasedDecember 2, 1978
GenreCountry
Length2:52
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Mark True
Producer(s)Allen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle singles chronology
"Talking in Your Sleep"
(1978) 		"Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For"
(1978) 		"When I Dream"
(1979)

"Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" is a song written by Mark True, and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in October 1978 as the second single from the album When I Dream. The song was Gayle's sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks (Jan. 26 & Feb. 3, 1979) and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978–1979) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[3] 22
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary [4] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1979) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 10

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 131.
  2. ^ "Crystal Gayle Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 100.
  4. ^ "Item: 42 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  5. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2021.


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