Never Can Say Goodbye

"Never Can Say Goodbye" was a 1971 hit single by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label, one of their most successful singles.

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1971 - The Jackson 5 - Motown

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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.

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Amen - Clifton Davis - Michael Jackson - Billboard Pop Singles - Black Singles Chart

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The song was later covered by a number of artists, including Isaac Hayes and The Communards. A second major Motown version, reimagined as a disco record by Gloria Gaynor in 1974, was a #1 hit on the Pop Singles Chart, and one of the defining recordings of the disco era.

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Isaac Hayes - The Communards - Disco - Gloria Gaynor - 1974

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