Celebrate the Heart of Country, Americana, and Roots Music!

Mark Chesnutt Longs For His Former Lover in “I Just Wanted You To Know”

Mark Chesnutt Almost Goodbye
Arden Lambert
by
  • Arden Lambert covers breaking country music news for Country Thang Daily.
  • His beat includes today’s biggest stars, award shows, new music, tours, and the headlines fans are talking about.
  • If it just happened in country music, Arden is on it.
Get Country Thang Daily first on GoogleGet CTD first on GoogleAdd us as a preferred source in Top StoriesAdd us as a preferred sourceAdd

In 1993, country singer Mark Chesnutt released “I Just Wanted You to Know” as the third single from his fourth studio album, Almost Goodbye. 

The song then climbed all the way to the top of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart as well as on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. This makes it Chesnutt’s third consecutive No. 1 hit from the said album. The other ones are “It Sure Is Monday” and the title track, “Almost Goodbye.” 

On the other hand, the Almost Goodbye album became Chesnutt’s third consecutive album to receive platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.

Meaning Behind The Song

Written by songwriters Tim Mensy and Gary Harrison, “I Just Wanted You to Know” finds Mark Chesnutt having a hard time getting the woman he once loved out of his mind. So, he gave her a call to let her know that while he has let her go, he thinks of her from time to time and lets her memory take control.

“Cause now and then what might have been interfaces with what might be,” the song goes. In the end, he vowed not to call her again. 

Just like most songs by Mark Chesnutt, “I Just Wanted You to Know” was straightforward and honest, with his traditional country and honky-tonk voice singing what’s on the mind and heart of a man longing for an old lover. Pretty sure others in similar situations would relate to it.

Tune in and listen to “I Just Wanted You to Know” by Mark Chesnutt in the video below.

Mark Chesnutt Longs For His Former Lover in “I Just Wanted You To Know”

Know someone who loves Mark Chesnutt?

Pass this story along to your friends and family on Facebook.

Share on Facebook

Latest Stories

Kid Rock Felt Called to Record His First Christian Album and He Went All In on Jesus

The song came to him in the middle of the night. Everything else followed from there. Kid Rock announced Halfway 2 Jesus, the first Christian album of his career, arriving ...

Kid Rock and Eminem Chose Friendship Over Politics and Reunited on His Christian Album

Kid Rock dropped the tracklist for his first Christian album on Thursday, October 1, and one name on it stopped people cold. Track three is called “7 Sins,” and it ...

Dolly Parton Day Is Here With Book Drives, Sparkle, and a Lot of Giving Across the Country

Somewhere in Ohio, a small charity asked people for 925 donations of $9.25 each. They blew past it and funded free books for 1,110 kids. That is what September 25 ...

Dolly Parton’s Nephew Who Announced Her Death Was Reportedly Fired From Guarding Her Properties

Three weeks after Bryan Seaver stood in front of a camera to tell the world his aunt had died, he was reportedly told to hand over the keys. Seaver, the ...

The CMA Will Honor Dolly Parton With a Two-Hour Live Special on October 21

Dolly Parton wrote the most famous goodbye song in American music. Now, country music is using it to say goodbye to her. The Country Music Association announced it will honor ...

Reba Wore Dolly Parton’s Rhinestone Earrings and Butterfly Ring During Her Emmys Tribute

The first time Reba McEntire ever saw Dolly Parton in person, Dolly was covered in rhinestone butterflies. McEntire has told the story more than once. She was backing up against ...

Sally Field Called Dolly Parton an Angel on Earth in Her Emmys Tribute Speech

Sally Field worked with Dolly Parton on one movie in 1989. She spent the next thirty-seven years loving her anyway. Field introduced the Dolly Parton tribute at the 78th Primetime ...

Reba McEntire Sang “Appalachian Memories” for Dolly at the Emmys and Got Emotional at the End

Forty-three years ago, Dolly Parton stood on the Emmy stage and sang a song she wrote about her daddy and the mountains that raised her. On Monday night, her friend ...

A Massive Dolly Parton Mural Went Up on a Fort Worth Honky-Tonk and People Keep Pulling Over

His daughter took the news hard, so he went and found a wall. Juan Velazquez saw how Dolly Parton’s death hit his daughter and decided he wanted to honor her. ...

Jennifer Nettles Honored the 9/11 Victims With Vince Gill’s Go Rest High on That Mountain

Vince Gill wrote that song for his own dead. On Friday, Jennifer Nettles sang it for nearly three thousand of them. Nettles performed “Go Rest High on That Mountain” at ...