Never Can Say Goodbye
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"Never Can Say Goodbye" | ||
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Single by The Jackson 5 | ||
from the album Maybe Tomorrow | ||
Released | 1971 (U.S.) | |
Format | Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | |
Genre | Bubblegum pop/Soul | |
Length | 3:00 | |
Label | Motown | |
Writer(s) | Clifton Davis | |
Producer(s) | Hal Davis | |
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The Jackson 5 singles chronology | ||
"Mama's Pearl" (1970) |
"Never Can Say Goodbye" (1971) |
"Maybe Tomorrow" (1971) |
"Never Can Say Goodbye" was a 1971 hit single by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label, one of their most successful singles.
Written by future Amen TV star Clifton Davis, the song featured 12-year-old Michael Jackson singing a serious song about a love, with accompaniment from his brothers. Although such a record was unusual for a teenage group, "Never Can Say Goodbye" was a #2 hit on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, and a #1 hit on the Billboard Black Singles Chart.
The song was later covered by a number of artists, including Isaac Hayes, The Sandpipers, The Communards, Yazz and Vanessa Williams. A second major Motown version, reimagined as a disco record by Gloria Gaynor in 1974, was a number nine hit on the U.S. Pop Singles Chart, and one of the defining recordings of the disco era.
Chanel Cole performed this song during the disco-themed night of the second season of the Australian version of the popular 'Idol' series.
[edit] Credits
- Lead Vocals: Michael Jackson
- Background Vocals: Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson and Marlon Jackson
- Written by Clifton Davis
- Produced by Hal Davis
- Instrumentation by various Los Angeles studio musicians
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