"Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye"
Single by Demis Roussos
from the album Forever and Ever
Released1973 (1973)
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Leo Leandros, Klaus Munro
Producer(s)Leo Leandros
Demis Roussos singles chronology
"My Reason"
(1972)		 "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye"
(1973)		 "Forever and Ever" /
"Velvet Mornings"
(1973)

"Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" is a song by Greek singer Demis Roussos. It was released as a single in 1973.

The song was included on Roussos' 1973 album Forever and Ever.

Background and writing

The song was written by Leo Leandros and Klaus Munro. The recording was produced by Leo Leandros.[1]

There is also a Czech-language, a German-language version by the same name,[2] as well as a Spanish-language version titled "Adiós, mi amor, adiós".[3]

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 1 in Germany, Switzerland,[1] Belgium (Flanders),[4] and Spain.

Track listings

7" single Philips 6009 318 (1973, Germany, Ireland)
7" single RTB S 53695 (1973, Yugoslavia)

A. "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (3:58)
B. "Mara" (3:59)[1]

7" single Philips 6009 392 (1973, Italy)

A. "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (3:56)
B. "My Friend The Wind" (3:55)[1][4]

7" single Philips 6009 364 (1973, Netherlands)

A. "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (3:58)
B. "No Way Out" (3:10)[1][4]

7" single Philips 6009 381 (1973, France, Portugal)

A. "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (3:56)
B. "Yellow Paper" (3:04)[1][4]

7" single Philips 60 09 400 (1973, Spain)

A. "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (3:56)
B. "Lay It Down" (3:45)[4]

Charts

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 1
Germany[1] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 3
Spain 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 1
Chart (2015) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[10] 98*
* Charted posthumously in 2015

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[11] Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye". Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  2. ↑ "Démis Roussos - Goodbye My Love, Goodbye (German)". Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  3. ↑ "Démis Roussos* - Forever And Ever = Eternamente (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye [English]". Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  5. ↑ "Demis Roussos – Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Demis Roussos – Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Demis Roussos – Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Demis Roussos – Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye". VG-lista. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Demis Roussos – Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Demis Roussos – Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ "French List Gold Winners". Billboard. 3 August 1974. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via Google Books.
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