Goodbye Girl (David Gates song) explained

Goodbye Girl
Cover:	Goodbye_Girl_-_David_Gates.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	David Gates
Album:	Goodbye Girl
B-Side:	Sunday Rider
Released:	December 1977
Genre:	Soft rock
Length:	2:45
Label:	Elektra
Producer:	David Gates
Prev Title:	Never Let Her Go
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	Took the Last Train
Next Year:	1978

"Goodbye Girl" is a song by David Gates, lead singer of Bread, which was released as a single in December 1977 following the premiere of the hit film of the same name. As the theme song to the film, the song reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the biggest hit of Gates' solo career.^[1] It also reached number three on the Adult Contemporary chart.^[2] The song is from Gates' third solo album of the same name, released the following year.

Personnel

• David Gates – vocals, piano, bass, acoustic guitar
• Dean Parks – electric guitar
• Mike Botts – drums

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1977–1978)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	38^[3]
Canada RPM Top Singles^[4]	8
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[5]	5
US Cash Box Top 100^[6]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles^[7]	51
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	47
US Cash Box^[9]	76

Cover versions

• Alternative rock band Hootie & the Blowfish released a cover of "Goodbye Girl" on their compilation album, (2004). Their version was recorded for the television remake of the original film.
• British singer-songwriter Rumer released a cover version on her album Seasons of My Soul (2011).

Notes and References

1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 -
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 94.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 122.
4. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Library and Archives Canada . 1978-05-13 . 2017-12-27.
5. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1978-04-18 . 2017-12-27.
6. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 29, 1978 . December 28, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150214223433/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19780429.html . February 14, 2015 . dead .
7. Web site: Top 200 Singles of '78 – Volume 30, No. 14, December 30 1978 . . 17 July 2013 . . December 27, 2017.
8. Web site: Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978. musicoutfitters.com . 1 December 2017.
9. Web site: Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 30, 1978 . December 28, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929211008/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1978YESP.html . September 29, 2018 . dead .