Almost Goodbye

Almost Goodbye is the fourth studio album released 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.

Almost Goodbye
Studio album by Mark Chesnutt
Released	June 22, 1993
Recorded	1992–1993
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]

Track listing

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" (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.

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	6
U.S. Billboard 200	43
Canadian RPM Country Albums	7

References

1. Mansfield, Brian. Almost Goodbye at AllMusic
2. Entertainment Weekly review