Quittin' Time

"Quittin' Time"
"Quittin' Time"
Single by Mary Chapin Carpenter
from the album State of the Heart
B-side	"Heroes and Heroines"
Released	January 6, 1990
Genre	Country
Length	3:52
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Robb Royer, Roger Linn
Producer(s)	Mary Chapin Carpenter, John Jennings
Mary Chapin Carpenter singles chronology

"Quittin' Time" is a song written by Robb Royer and Roger Linn, and recorded by American country music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. It was released in January 1990 as the third single from the album State of the Heart. The song reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

Content

The song is about a relationship that has failed, with the narrator describing the end of the relationship as "quittin' time".

Critical reception

A review in Billboard was positive, stating that the song was "A spirited but rueful acknowledgment of love gone stale" and had a "clean, insistent instrumental sound" similar in concept to its predecessor, "Never Had It So Good".^[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	83
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	70

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 69.
^ "Reviews" (PDF). Billboard: 73. December 16, 1989.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9069." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 69.

[2] "Reviews" (PDF). Billboard: 73. December 16, 1989.

[sc_Canadacountry_-3] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9069." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Mary_Chapin_Carpenter-4] "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[5] "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[6] "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

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v t e Mary Chapin Carpenter singles
Discography
State of the Heart	"How Do" "Never Had It So Good" "Quittin' Time" "Something of a Dreamer"
Shooting Straight in the Dark	"You Win Again" "Right Now" "Down at the Twist and Shout" "Going Out Tonight"
Come On Come On	"I Feel Lucky" "Not Too Much to Ask" (with Joe Diffie) "Passionate Kisses" "The Hard Way" "The Bug" "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" "I Take My Chances"
Stones in the Road	"Shut Up and Kiss Me" "Tender When I Want to Be" "House of Cards"
A Place in the World	"Let Me into Your Heart"
Working Class Hero	"Grow Old with Me"
Party Doll and Other Favorites	"Almost Home"