"When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)" is a song written by

Kent Robbins Kent Marshall Robbins (April 23, 1947 – December 27, 1997) was an American country music songwriter. Robbins was born in Mayfield, Kentucky. He began writing for Charley Pride's Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote song ...

, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in May 1978 as the first single from his album ''

Burgers and Fries/When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone) ''Burgers and Fries/When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)'' is the twenty-fifth studio album by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in October 1978 on RCA Victor and contained ten tracks. It was co-produced by Pride and Jer ...

''. The song peaked at number 3 on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the ''

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'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Chart performance

References

1978 singles 1978 songs Charley Pride songs Songs written by Kent Robbins RCA Records singles {{1970s-country-song-stub