| The Sound of Goodbye | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Crystal Gayle |
| Album: | Cage the Songbird |
| B-Side: | Take Me Home |
| Released: | October 1983 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:12 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. Nashville |
| Producer: | Jimmy Bowen |
| Prev Title: | Baby, What About You |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love |
| Next Year: | 1984 |
"The Sound of Goodbye" is a song written by Hugh Prestwood, and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in October 1983 as the first single from her album Cage the Songbird. The song was Gayle's thirteenth number one country single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1]
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 132.