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Goodbye My Lover Goodbye

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"Goodbye My Lover Goodbye"
Single by The Searchers
from the album The Searchers
B-side"'Till I Met You"
Released1965
Recorded1964
GenreRock and roll
Length3:20
LabelPye
Songwriter(s)
The Searchers singles chronology
"I Don't Want to Go On Without You"
(1965)
"Goodbye My Lover Goodbye"
(1965)
"He's Got No Love"
(1965)

"Goodbye My Lover Goodbye" is a popular song written by Robert Mosely, Leroy Swearingen and Lamar Simington. The song was first recorded in 1963 by Robert Mosely and released as the B-side of "Crazy 'Bout My Baby" by Capitol Records.

In 1964, the song was recorded by the Searchers, which released the song in Europe under the title "Goodbye My Love ", achieving an international hit. The Searchers version reached number 4 in the United Kingdom, number 7 in Ireland, and number 7 on the Dutch charts. Mosely's recording of the song is included on the soundtrack of the 2018 film Green Book.[1]

Charts

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The Searchers version
Chart (1965) Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report[2] 25
Canada RPM[3] 12
Dutch Top 40[4] 7
Germany (GfK Entertainment charts)[5] 16
Irish Singles Chart[6] 7
UK Singles Chart[7] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 52

References

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  1. ^ Baltin, Steve. "Robert Plant's Friendly Role In 'Green Book' Soundtrack And Other Behind The Scenes Secrets". Forbes.
  2. ^ "Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1965".
  3. ^ "RPM Play Sheet - May 24, 1965" (PDF).
  4. ^ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "The Searchers". Top40.nl.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie.
  7. ^ "SEARCHERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  8. ^ Billboard Database: The Searchers