These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye

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"These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye"
Single by Doug Stone
from the album Doug Stone
B-side"We Always Agree on Love"[1]
ReleasedOctober 31, 1990
GenreCountry
Length3:31
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Harlan Howard
Producer(s)Doug Johnson
Doug Stone singles chronology
"Fourteen Minutes Old"
(1990)
"These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye"
(1990)
"In a Different Light"
(1991)

"These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye" is a song written by Harlan Howard and recorded by American country music group The Forester Sisters for their 1988 album Sincerely. It was later recorded by Doug Stone and released in October 1990 as the third single from the album Doug Stone. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Music video[edit]

The music video was directed and produced by Deaton Flanigen and premiered in late 1990.

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1990-1991) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 5

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1991) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 43
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 50

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 405. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1459." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 9, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Doug Stone Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  5. ^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.