"Don't Say Goodbye Girl" is a song by American
R&B singer
Tevin Campbell
Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is an American singer and songwriter. He performed gospel in his local church from an early age. Following an audition for jazz musician Bobbi Humphrey in 1988, Campbell was signed to Warner Bros. Re ...
. It was written by
Burt Bacharach
Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gra ...
, Sally Jo Dakota, and
Narada Michael Walden for his second studio album ''
I'm Ready'' (1993), while production was helmed by the latter along with
Louis Biancaniello
Louis John Biancaniello is an American songwriter and record producer.
Career
Biancaniello's skills were developed while working alongside producer Narada Michael Walden with whom he produced hits for Shanice '' I Love Your Smile'', Whitney ...
. The song was released as the album's fourth single, reaching number 71 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 28 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...
chart.
Track listings
Notes
*
denotes associate producer
*
denotes additional producer
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
[Tevin Campbell – I'm Ready (CD liner notes) – Qwest/Warner Bros 9362-45388-2]
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Tevin Campbell
Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is an American singer and songwriter. He performed gospel in his local church from an early age. Following an audition for jazz musician Bobbi Humphrey in 1988, Campbell was signed to Warner Bros. Re ...
– lead and background vocals
*
Narada Michael Walden – writer, composer, producer and arranger
*
Burt Bacharach
Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gra ...
– writer, composer
*Sally Jo Dakota – writer, composer
*
Louis "Kingpin" Biancaniello – associate producer, keyboards, programming and synth arrangements
*David "Frazeman" Frazer – recording and mixing engineer
*Marc "Elvis" Reyburn – recording engineer
*Matt Rohr – assistant engineer
*Janice Lee, Cynthia Shiloh and Kevin Walden – production coordinators
Charts
References
Tevin Campbell songs
1994 singles
Songs with music by Burt Bacharach
Songs written by Narada Michael Walden
Song recordings produced by Narada Michael Walden
1993 songs
Songs written by Sally Jo Dakota
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