Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye

"Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye"
Single by Kathy Linden
B-side	"Heartaches at Sweet Sixteen"
Released	March 1959
Genre	Pop
Length	2:33
Label	Felsted 8571
Songwriter(s)	Jack Vaughn
Producer(s)	A Worchester Production
Kathy Linden singles chronology
"Somebody Loves Me" (1959) "Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye" (1959) "So Close to My Heart" (1959)

"Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye" is a song written by Jack Vaughn and performed by Kathy Linden. It reached #11 on the Billboard pop chart in April 1959.^[1]

The song was A Worchester Production and featured the Joe Leahy Orchestra.^[2]

The single ranked #85 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959.^[3]

Other versions

• Ruby Murray released a version of the song in the United Kingdom as a single that reached #10 in June 1959^[4] and reached #2 in Norway.
• Ruby Wright released a version of the song as a single in May 1959.^[5]
• The Kaye Sisters released a version of the song in the United Kingdom as a single in April 1959.^[6]
• Lily Berglund released a Swedish version of the song in Sweden as a single in 1959.^[7]
• Maureen Evans released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1959 single "May You Always".^[8]
• Alice Babs released a Swedish version of the song as part of an EP in 1959.^[9]
• Bente Lind released a version in Norway 1964 (Manu MA 80), later released in Sweden 1972 (Decca F 44571)
• Claudine Longet released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1974 single "Who Broke Your Heart (And Made You Write That Song)".^[10]
• Schytts released a version of the song on their 1975 album, Hålligång 5.^[11]

References

1. Kathy Linden, "Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye" chart positions Retrieved January 24, 2016.
2. Kathy Linden, "Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye" single release Retrieved January 24, 2016.
3. "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
4. Ruby Murray, "Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye" chart position Retrieved January 24, 2016.
5. Ruby Wright, "Goodbye, Jimmy, Goodbye" single release Retrieved January 24, 2016.
6. The Kaye Sisters, "Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye" chart position Retrieved January 24, 2016.
7. Lily Berglund, "Goodbye, Jimmy, Goodbye" single release Retrieved January 24, 2016.
8. Maureen Evans, "May You Always" single release Retrieved January 24, 2016.
9. Alice Babs, "Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye" EP Retrieved January 24, 2016.
10. Claudine Longet, "Who Broke Your Heart (And Made You Write That Song)" single release Retrieved January 24, 2016.
11. Schytts, Hålligång 5 Retrieved January 24, 2016.