Goodbye My Love (Ann Lewis song)

"Goodbye My Love"
Single by Ann Lewis
from the album Goodbye My Love
ReleasedApril 5, 1974
GenrePop
Length3:38
LabelSony Music Japan
Songwriter(s)
  • Rei Nakanishi
  • Masaaki Hirao
Producer(s)Masaaki Hirao
Ann Lewis singles chronology
"Wakarimasen"
(1973) 		"Goodbye My Love"
(1974) 		"Honeymoon in Hawaii"
(1974)

"Goodbye My Love" (Japanese: グッド・バイ・マイ・ラブ) is a song originally recorded by Japanese singer Ann Lewis. It was released as her sixth Japanese single through Sony Music Entertainment Japan on April 5, 1974. It served as a single for her studio album of the same name, which was released in July of the same year. The single included a B-side track titled "Kurakunaru Made Matte" and peaked at number 14 on the Oricon Singles Chart.

Numerous artists have released a cover of the song as an official single since its release, including by Teresa Teng in 1975, Kaori Sakagami in 1989, Shigeru Matsuzaki in 1993, and Saki Fukuda in 2006.

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Goodbye My Love" (グッド・バイ・マイ・ラブ) – 3:38
  2. "Kurakunaru Made Matte" (暗くなるまで待って; Wait Until it Gets Dark) – 3:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Japan Singles (Oricon)[1] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (1974) Position
Japan Singles (Oricon)[2] 50

Teresa Teng version

"Goodbye My Love"
Single by Teresa Teng
from the album Love Songs of the Island: Goodbye My Love
Language
  • Mandarin
  • Japanese
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1975
Recorded1974
GenrePop
Length3:38
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
  • Luo Baowen
  • Rei Nakanishi
Producer(s)
  • Feng Tianzhi
  • Masaaki Hirao
  • Kenichiro Morioka

"Goodbye My Love" was recorded by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng in both Japanese and Mandarin. The Japanese version was originally included on her debut Japanese studio album Kuko / Yukigesho, released through Polygram Records on October 21, 1974. Teng then re-recorded it in Mandarin (Chinese: 再見，我的愛人) and released it as a single in support of her studio album Love Songs of the Island: Goodbye My Love in September 1975.[3] The Mandarin rendition is regarded as one of Teng's most well-known classics in the Chinese-speaking world.

Background and release

In 1974, Teng recorded a cover of Ann Lewis's "Goodbye My Love" for debut Japanese album titled Kuko / Yukigesho. It was released as her first record under the label on October 21, 1974, and was met with commercial success in Japan. "Konyakashira Ashitakashira", "Airport", and "Yukigesho" were released as CD singles for the album.

Teng released a Mandarin version of "Goodbye My Love" (再見，我的愛人; pinyin: Zàijiàn, wǒ de àirén) as a single for her studio album titled Love Songs of the Island: Goodbye My Love, which was released on September 10, 1975.[4] The lyrics portray the helplessness and sorrow of two separated lovers.[5]

Reception

The song became one of Teng's most famous songs[6] and was sung as the finale number several times at her concerts throughout her career.[7] South China Morning Post named it one of Teng's five best hits.[5]

Credits and personnel

  • Rei Nakanishi – Japanese lyricist
  • Masaaki Hirao – composer
  • Kenichiro Morioka – composer
  • Feng Tianzhi – producer (Teresa Teng version)
  • Luo Baowen – Mandarin lyricist

References

  1. ^ [1] Ann Lewis Single Rankings, Retrieved March 26, 2019
  2. ^ "1974年間シングルヒット曲" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "组图：美人如花一代歌后邓丽君(5) 伊人风采 新浪网" [Photos: Teresa Teng, the beautiful and beautiful singer of the generation (5)]. Sina Entertainment (in Chinese). May 17, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "2015 年 鄧麗君《再見，我的愛人》特別版" [2015 Teresa Teng's "Goodbye, My Love" Special Edition]. Review33 (in Chinese). January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Lee, Wing-sze (January 29, 2018). "5 Teresa Teng classic hits to celebrate her 65th birthday today". South China Morning Post. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "邓丽君的代表曲目之一《再见了我的爱人》" [One of Teresa Teng's representative songs "Goodbye My Love"]. Tn365.com (in Chinese). October 12, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "歌曲欣赏——《再见，我的爱人》 邓丽君" [Song Appreciation – "Goodbye, My Love"]. Sohu Entertainment (in Chinese). October 25, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2024.