Almost Goodbye
Almost Goodbye is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His third album for MCA Records, it was also the third consecutive album to receive RIAA platinum certification in the United States. Four singles were released from this album, of which three — "It Sure Is Monday", "Almost Goodbye", and "I Just Wanted You to Know" — reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. "Woman (Sensuous Woman)", a cover of the Don Gibson hit from 1972, served as the fourth single, and peaked at #21.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 22, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
| Studio | Javalina Recording Studios, Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:25 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Mark Wright | |||
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| Singles from Almost Goodbye | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "It Sure Is Monday" | Dennis Linde | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Woman, Sensuous Woman" | Gary S. Paxton | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Almost Goodbye" | Billy Livsey, Don Schlitz | 4:09 |
| 4. | "I Just Wanted You to Know" | Tim Mensy, Gary Harrison | 3:21 |
| 5. | "April's Fool" | Mark Chesnutt, Glenn Gordon, David Lott | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Texas Is Bigger Than It Used to Be" | Mark Wright, Joe Johnston, Ronnie Rogers | 4:08 |
| 7. | "My Heart's Too Broke (To Pay Attention)" | Lonnie Wilson, Kim Williams, Phil Barnhart | 2:33 |
| 8. | "Vickie Vance Gotta Dance" | Wright, Bill Kenner | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Till a Better Memory Comes Along" | Mensy, Gene Dobbins, Glenn Ray | 2:58 |
| 10. | "The Will" | Jackson Leap | 3:20 |
Personnel
- Robert Charles – engineer, assistant engineer
- Mark Chesnutt – lead vocals
- Tom Flora – background vocals
- Pat Flynn – acoustic guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar, slide guitar
- Mark Friego – assistant mixing
- Glenn Gordon – acoustic guitar
- Mark Hagen – assistant mixing
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Owen Hale – drums
- Christopher Harris – background vocals
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Larry Jeffries – assistant engineer
- Jana King – background vocals
- Paul Leim – drums
- Glenn Meadows – editing, mastering
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Warren Peterson – engineer
- Lynn Peterzell – percussion, mixing
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
- Matt Rollings – keyboards
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Lisa Silver – background vocals
- Wayne Toups – squeezebox
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Bergen White – background vocals
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Bob Wray – bass guitar
- Curtis Young – background vocals
Strings by the Nashville String Machine, conducted by Carl Gorodetzky and arranged by Bergen White.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- Mansfield, Brian. Almost Goodbye at AllMusic
- "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- "Mark Chesnutt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- "Mark Chesnutt Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
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