1971 song by Clifton Davis, first recorded by the Jackson 5
This article is about the song. For the album by Gloria Gaynor, see Never Can Say Goodbye (Gloria Gaynor album). For the album by Joey DeFrancesco, see Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson.
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"Never Can Say Goodbye"
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 (1971-03-16) (U.S.)
Recorded
June 1970
Studio
Hitsville West (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre
R&B[1]
pop[2]
Length
2:58
Label
Motown
Songwriter(s)
Clifton Davis
Producer(s)
Hal Davis
Jackson 5 singles chronology
"Mama's Pearl" (1971)
"Never Can Say Goodbye" (1971)
"Maybe Tomorrow" (1971)
"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.
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