"I'll Be Leaving Alone" is a song written by Dickey Lee and Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in May 1977 as the third single from the album She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory. The song was Pride's eighteenth number one on the country chart. The single would stay at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart.[1]

"I'll Be Leaving Alone"
Single by Charley Pride
from the album She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory
B-side"We Need Lovin'"
ReleasedMay 1977
GenreCountry
Length2:51
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Dickey Lee
Wayland Holyfield
Producer(s)
Charley Pride singles chronology
"She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory"
(1977)
"I'll Be Leaving Alone"
(1977)
"More to Me"
(1977)

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 93

Year-end charts

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Chart (1977) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 16

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 277.
  2. ^ "Charley Pride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.