"Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For" | ||||
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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 | ||||
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"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.