Too Gone Too Long
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"Too Gone Too Long" | ||||
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Single by Randy Travis | ||||
from the album Always & Forever | ||||
B-side | "My House" | |||
Released | November 1987 | |||
Genre | Country, Western swing | |||
Length | 2:24 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville 28286 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gene Pistilli | |||
Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning | |||
Randy Travis singles chronology | ||||
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"Too Gone Too Long" is a song written by Gene Pistilli, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. It was released in November 1987 as the third single from his album Always & Forever. It peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, becoming his fifth number 1 hit in the United States. It also topped the Canadian RPM country Tracks chart.[1]
Content
After a former love comes crawling back, the narrator tells her that he's got a new love and that she's been gone too long and it's too late to come back home.
Charts
"Too Gone Too Long" spent the week of March 12, 1988 at the top of both country singles chart.
Weekly charts
Chart (1987–1988) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1988) | Position |
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Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] | 18 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 15 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.
- ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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