B-side "Echoes" | Released September 1969 | |
Writer(s) Doug GilmoreMickey Newbury "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye"(1969) "One Minute Past Eternity"(1969) | ||
"She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" is a song written by Doug Gilmore and Mickey Newbury, and recorded by American country music artist Jerry Lee Lewis. Released in September 1969, it was the first single from his album She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Newbury's recording of the song was included on his groundbreaking 1969 album Looks Like Rain. Kenny Rogers and The First Edition also recorded the track on their best-selling album Something's Burning.
A cover by Ronnie Milsap peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1975.
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