Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For

"Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For"
Single by Crystal Gayle
from the album When I Dream
B-side	"Cry Me a River"
Released	October 1978
Genre	Country
Length	2:52
Label	United Artists
Writer(s)	Mark True
Producer(s)	Allen Reynolds
Crystal Gayle singles chronology
"Talking in Your Sleep" (1978) "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" (1978) "When I Dream" (1979)

"Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" is a song written by Mark True, and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in October 1978 as the second single from the album When I Dream. "Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" was Crystal Gayle's sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1978–1979)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [2]	22
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	16

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 131.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 100.