She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
"She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" is a country song written by Doug Gilmore and Mickey Newbury and performed by Jerry Lee Lewis. It was released in September 1969 as the first single from the album of the same name. The song lasts 2 minutes and 44 seconds and was produced by Jerry Kennedy for Smash Records. It reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 1 on Canada’s RPM Country Tracks chart. Mickey Newbury also recorded the song for his 1969 album Looks Like Rain. Other artists covered the tune, including Kenny Rogers and The First Edition on the album Something’s Burning, and Ronnie Milsap, whose 1975 version reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
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