Almost Goodbye

1993 studio album by Mark Chesnutt

Almost Goodbye

Studio album by

Mark Chesnutt

Released

June 22, 1993 (1993-06-22)

Recorded

1992–1993

Studio

Javalina Recording Studios, Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN

Genre

Country

Length

35:25

Label

MCA

Producer

Mark Wright

Mark Chesnutt chronology

Longnecks & Short Stories
(1992)

Almost Goodbye
(1993)

What a Way to Live
(1994)

Singles from Almost Goodbye

"It Sure Is Monday"
Released: May 18, 1993
"Almost Goodbye"
Released: August 30, 1993
"I Just Wanted You to Know"
Released: November 30, 1993
"Woman (Sensuous Woman)"
Released: March 22, 1994

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[2]

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	7
US Billboard 200^[3]	43
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	43
Chart (1994)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	32

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.