"You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving" is a song written by

Dickey Lee Royden Dickey Lipscomb (born September 21, 1936), known professionally as Dickey Lee (sometimes misspelled Dickie or Dicky), is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs " Patches" and "Laurie ( ...

and

Kerry Chater Kerry Michael Chater (August 7, 1945 – February 4, 2022) was a Canadian musician and songwriter who was best known as a member of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, but he was a successful Nashville songwriter for many years. Musician Chater was ...

, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music singer and actress. Dubbed " the Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Since the 1970s, McEntire has placed over 100 single ...

. It was released in January 1983 as the third single from the album '' Unlimited''. The song was McEntire's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.

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Reba McEntire songs 1983 singles Songs written by Dickey Lee Song recordings produced by Jerry Kennedy Mercury Records singles Songs written by Kerry Chater 1982 songs {{1982-country-song-stub