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
Chart positions
  • #2 (U.S.)
  • #33 (UK)
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.


The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
Discography • Albums • Singles • Members
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