She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye

{{Infobox song

| name = She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Jerry Lee Lewis

| album = She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye

| B-side = Echoes

| released = September 1969

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length =2:44

| label = Smash

| writer = Doug Gilmore
Mickey Newbury

| producer = Jerry Kennedy

| prev_title = Invitation to Your Party

| prev_year = 1969

| next_title = One Minute Past Eternity

| next_year = 1969

}}

"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 Say Goodbye. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.{{cite web |title=Jerry Lee Lewis singles |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=jerry-lee-lewis-p4753/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |work=Allmusic |accessdate=30 March 2011}} It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.{{cite web |title=RPM Country Singles for December 13, 1969 |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6044&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=e4mhoj3bt7js4v8e1q5vpva4m6 |work=RPM |accessdate=30 March 2011}}

Newbury's recording of the song was included on his 1969 album Looks Like Rain. Kenny Rogers and The First Edition also recorded the track on their best-selling album Something's Burning.

A cover by Ronnie Milsap peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1975.{{cite web |title=Ronnie Milsap singles |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=ronnie-milsap-p1730/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |work=Allmusic |accessdate=30 March 2011}}

Chart performance

=Jerry Lee Lewis=

class="wikitable"

!align="left"|Chart (1969)

!align="center"|Peak
position

align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles

|align="center"|2

align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks

|align="center"|1

=Ronnie Milsap=

class="wikitable"

!align="left"|Chart (1975)

!align="center"|Peak
position

align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles

|align="center"|15

References