Never Can Say Goodbye

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"Never Can Say Goodbye" is a classic soul song first recorded by the Jackson 5 in 1971 that became one of their signature hits and was later widely covered and popularized in disco and pop music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Maybe Tomorrow
composer Clifton Davis
countryOfOrigin United States
genre disco
pop
soul
hasCoverVersion Never Can Say Goodbye (Gloria Gaynor song)
Never Can Say Goodbye (Isaac Hayes version)
Never Can Say Goodbye (The Communards version)
hasGenreInfluence R&B
pop-soul
hasNotableEraOfPopularity 1970s
1980s
hasTheme reluctance to end a relationship
romantic heartbreak
influencedGenre dance-pop
disco
isAssociatedWithArtist Michael Jackson
isAssociatedWithGroup The Jackson 5
isClassicOf Motown sound
isSignatureSongOf The Jackson 5
isWidelyCovered true
language English
lyricist Clifton Davis
musicalKey A minor
notableCoverArtist Gloria Gaynor
Isaac Hayes
The Communards
originalArtist The Jackson 5
partOf Maybe Tomorrow
performedBy Michael Jackson
performer The Jackson 5
publicationYear 1971
recordedBy Motown Records artists
linked to: Motown

The Jackson 5
recordedIn 1971
recordLabel Motown
vocalType lead vocals by Michael Jackson

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The Jackson 5 notableWork Never Can Say Goodbye
Isaac Hayes notableSong Never Can Say Goodbye
Never Can Say Goodbye hasCoverVersion Never Can Say Goodbye (Gloria Gaynor song)
linked to: Never Can Say Goodbye
Never Can Say Goodbye hasCoverVersion Never Can Say Goodbye (Isaac Hayes version)
linked to: Never Can Say Goodbye
Never Can Say Goodbye hasCoverVersion Never Can Say Goodbye (The Communards version)
linked to: Never Can Say Goodbye
Black Moses hasPart Never Can Say Goodbye
Clifton Davis notableWork Never Can Say Goodbye
Clifton Davis wrote Never Can Say Goodbye