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Released on Mercury Records, also Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi), Space Oddity (David Bowie) and You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
Part of The Mystery of Life, also Wanted Man, The Hobo Song and I’ll Go Somewhere and Sing My Songs Again
Written by Chester A. Lester, also Too Close to Call (Waylon Jennings), Sight for Sore Eyes (Waylon Jennings) and In Love Up to My Heart (Dean Martin)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Chester A. Lester first appears on fono in 1982, 9 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- Chester A. Lester
- Part of
- The Mystery of Life
- Released on
- Mercury Records
- Written by
- Chester A. Lester
- Part of
- The Mystery of Life
- Released on
- Mercury Records
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Chester A. Lester
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: The Mystery of Life
Same writer: Chester A. Lester
Same label: Mercury Records
Same release: The Mystery of Life
Same writer: Chester A. Lester
Same label: Mercury Records
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz Goin’ by the Book was written by Chester A. Lester
Goin’ by the Book was written by Chester A. Lester
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Goin’ by the Book is part of the release The Mystery of Life
Goin’ by the Book is part of the release The Mystery of Life
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Mercury Records is the label of the song Goin’ by the Book
Mercury Records is the label of the song Goin’ by the Book
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Goin’ by the Book was released on 1991-09-29
Goin’ by the Book was released on 1991-09-29
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026