"She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" is a song written by Doug Gilmore and

Mickey Newbury Milton Sims "Mickey" Newbury Jr. (May 19, 1940 – September 29, 2002) was an American songwriter, recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Early life and career Newbury was born in Houston, Texas, on May 19, ...

, and recorded by American country music artist

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. Released in September 1969, it was the first single from his album ''

She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye "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 Sa ...

''. The song peaked at number 2 on the ''

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chart. It also reached number 1 on the ''

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'' Country Tracks chart in Canada. Newbury's recording of the song was included on his 1969 album '' Looks Like Rain''.

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also recorded the track on their best-selling album ''

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''. A cover by Ronnie Milsap peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart in 1975.

Chart performance

Jerry Lee Lewis

Ronnie Milsap

References

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