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"'Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye'" is a song written by John D. Loudermilk. It was first released in 1962 by Don Cherry, as a country song and again as a doo-wop in 1967 by the group The Casinos on its album of the same name, and was a number 6 pop hit that year. The song has since been covered by Eddy Arnold, whose version was a number 1 country hit in 1968, and by Neal McCoy, whose version became a Top 5 country hit in 1996.

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The song was written by Loudermilk, who also recorded it for his 1967 album, 'Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse'. It is played as a slow 12/8 shuffle, its lyric addressing a female lover at the beginning of a relationship.

The Casinos version



The Casinos version of "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" - which became the title track of the group's debut album - reached number 6 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot 100 in March 1967,[https://top40weekly.com/1967-all-charts/ https://weeklytop40.wordpress.com/1967-all-charts/] becoming the group's only Top 40 hit. Casinos' frontman Gene Hughes would recall that he'd heard the 1964 Johnny Nash recording of "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" on the John R. Show broadcast on WLAC out of Nashville and that the Casinos had been performing it in their club act for several years (Gene Hughes quote:)"So, while we were in the studio in the King Studios in Cincinnati, cutting this instrumental [King Curtis] Soul Serenade for a disk jockey, we used the time to [also] cut Then You Can Tell Me'." Musicians on the track included Bob Armstrong on organ, Mickey Denton on guitar, Ray White on bass, and Bob Smith on drums. The track also featured a brass section of trumpets and trombones. It was also a number 28 pop hit in the United Kingdom.

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Eddy Arnold version



In 1968, country music artist Eddy Arnold covered "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" on his album 'Walkin' in Love Land'. Arnold has said that he was inspired to record the song after hearing Loudermilk perform it. Arnold's rendition was a Number One hit on both the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts and 'RPM' Country Tracks charts, as well as reaching number 84 on the U.S. pop charts.

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Neal McCoy version



Neal McCoy covered the song in 1996 on his self-titled album. Released in May of that year as that album's lead-off single, it reached number 4 on the U.S. 'Billboard' country charts and number 7 on the Canadian 'RPM' country charts, as well as number 7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. McCoy's cover was the seventh Top Ten country hit of his career.

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Other versions



Johnny Tillotson released a version in 1964 on his album The Tillotson Touch (May / 1964)

Andy Williams released a version in 1967 on his album, 'Born Free'.

James Brown released a version in 1969 on his album, 'Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud (album).'

Bettye Swann recorded the song in 1969. This version was used for the endings credits of The End of the F***ing World second season.

Freddy Fender recorded the song in 1974 on his album, 'Before the Next Teardrop Falls.'

Perry Como recorded a version on his 1975 album, 'Just Out of Reach.'

Glen Campbell recorded the song as a medley with Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds' 'Don't Pull Your Love'. This song was a number 27 pop hit and went to number 1 on the Easy Listening chart in 1976. The medley also peaked at number 4 on the country chart.

Toby Beau included it in their second album 'More Than a Love Song' in 1979. It reached 57 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 charts and 7 on the Adult Contemporary list.

The 5th Dimension recorded the song in 1973, but it was not released until 2004 as a bonus track on their 'The Ultimate 5th Dimension' album.Liner notes - "The Ultimate 5th Dimension" - Arista Records - 2004

Joss Stone recorded a version of the song for her 2012 album 'The Soul Sessions Vol. II'.

Johnny Nash recorded a version in 1964 for Argo Records.

Frankie Valli recorded a cover version of this song for his 2007 solo album of covers, 'Romancing The 60's'.

Rosanne Cash recorded a live version at the Franklin Theatre, Franklin, TN on March 24, 2016. This version appears on the Vector Recordings album "A Tribute to John D. Loudermilk".

See also



* List of 1960s one-hit wonders in the United States

*List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)

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Category:Songs about parting

Category:1962 singles

Category:1968 singles

Category:1996 singles

Category:Songs written by John D. Loudermilk

Category:Johnny Nash songs

Category:The Casinos songs

Category:Andy Williams songs

Category:Eddy Arnold songs

Category:James Brown songs

Category:The 5th Dimension songs

Category:Glen Campbell songs

Category:Neal McCoy songs

Category:Frankie Valli songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Chet Atkins

Category:Song recordings produced by Barry Beckett

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:1967 debut singles

Category:1962 songs

Category:Fraternity Records singles

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