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| "Never Can Say Goodbye" | ||||
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 Solid centre variant of the UK single | ||||
| Single by Jackson 5 | ||||
| from the album Maybe Tomorrow | ||||
| B-side | "She's Good" | |||
| Released | March 16, 1971 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | June 1970 | |||
| Studio | Hitsville West (Los Angeles, CA) | |||
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| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Clifton Davis | |||
| Producer(s) | Hal Davis | |||
| Jackson 5 singles chronology | ||||
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"Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by the Jackson 5. The song was originally written and intended for the Supremes; however, Motown decided it would be better for the Jackson 5. It was the first single released from the group's 1971 album Maybe Tomorrow, and was one of the group's most successful records. It has been covered numerous times, most notably in 1974 by Gloria Gaynor and in 1987 by British pop group the Communards.
- ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
For another classic gender-flipped disco rendering of a heartaching R&B hit, consult Gloria Gaynor's roof-raising version of the Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "How Sweet It Was: The Twilight of Mowtown". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 48. ISBN 031214704X.