He'll Have to Go

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"He'll Have to Go" is a classic 1959 country and pop crossover ballad by Jim Reeves, renowned for its smooth Nashville sound and melancholic tale of romantic heartbreak.

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He’ll Have to Go 2
He'll Have to Go canonical 1

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instanceOf single
song
album He'll Have to Go and Other Favorites NERFINISHED
associatedMovement Nashville sound NERFINISHED
associatedWithArtistImage Jim Reeves "Gentleman Jim" persona NERFINISHED
bSide In a Mansion Stands My Love NERFINISHED
chartPosition Billboard Hot 100 number 2
Billboard Hot Country Songs number 1
UK Singles Chart number 12
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1950s
format 7-inch single
genre Nashville sound NERFINISHED
country
traditional pop
hasCoverVersionBy Billy Brown NERFINISHED
Bobby Vinton NERFINISHED
Dean Martin NERFINISHED
Elvis Presley NERFINISHED
Jerry Wallace NERFINISHED
Ry Cooder NERFINISHED
Slim Whitman NERFINISHED
Solomon Burke NERFINISHED
Tennessee Ernie Ford NERFINISHED
hasTranslation Je t'appartiens pas (French versions by various artists)
includedInList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (various editions) NERFINISHED
key F major
labelCatalogNumber RCA Victor 47-7643 NERFINISHED
language English
length 2:18
lyricSetting telephone conversation
musicalStyle smooth ballad
narrativePerspective first person
notableFor crossover success between country and pop charts
signature song of Jim Reeves
performer Jim Reeves NERFINISHED
producer Chet Atkins NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1959
recordLabel RCA Victor NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1959-10
side A-side
tempo slow
theme infidelity
romantic heartbreak
vocalStyle smooth baritone
vocalType male vocal
writer Audrey Allison NERFINISHED
Joe Allison NERFINISHED

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Jim Reeves notableWork He'll Have to Go
Chicken Skin Music notableTrack He'll Have to Go
this entity surface form: He’ll Have to Go
Moody Blue hasPart He'll Have to Go
this entity surface form: He’ll Have to Go