"Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" is a song by Greek singer

Demis Roussos Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos ( ; el, Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος, ; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer, songwriter and musician. As a band member he is best remembered for his work in ...

. It was released as a

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

Background and writing

The song was written by

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and Klaus Munro. The recording was produced by

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

Commercial performance

The song reached no. 1 in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium (Flanders), and

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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) 7" single Philips 6009 392 (1973, Italy) : A. "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (3:56) : B. "My Friend The Wind" (3:55) 7" single Philips 6009 364 (1973, Netherlands) : A. "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (3:58) : B. "No Way Out" (3:10) 7" single Philips 6009 381 (1973, France, Portugal) : A. "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (3:56) : B. "Yellow Paper" (3:04) 7" single Philips 60 09 400 (1973, Spain) : A. "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" (3:56) : B. "Lay It Down" (3:45)

Charts

: Charted posthumously in 2015

Certifications

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