"Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" is a song written by Tony Martin and Troy Martin, and recorded by American

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. It was released in December 1988 as the first single from the album ''

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Content

The narrator is a man who is learning that his woman has left him and probably for good this time. She didn't shed a single tear as she left and he knows she's perfected goodbye this time.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying that the single "is so closely associated with my discovery of George Strait’s music and country music as a whole that I can’t separate the experience enough to give 'Baby’s Gotten Good at Goodbye' an objective evaluation."CountryUniverse.net
Song review

Chart positions

"Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" reached number 1 on the ''

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Year-end charts

Certifications

References

Songs about parting 1988 singles 1988 songs George Strait songs Songs written by Tony Martin (songwriter) Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen Music videos directed by John Lloyd Miller MCA Records singles {{1988-country-song-stub