"Good Bye, So Long" is a song written by

Ike Turner Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and ...

. It was originally released by R&B duo

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in 1965.

Release

"Good Bye, So Long" was released as a single on

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in May 1965. It reached No. 31 on ''Billboard'''s R&B Singles chart and No. 108 on

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promoted the record on ''

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"Hurt Is All You Gave Me" received a 4 star rating from ''Billboard''. Both songs appeared on the compilation album ''

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'', released on Kent Record in 1966. After the success of "

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" overseas,

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licensed the record and released it as a single in the UK. A different version of "Good Bye, So Long" later appeared on Ike & Tina Turner's 1970 album ''

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.'' They performed a live version of the song in the 1971 film ''Taking Off''. That year, it was released as a single on

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in France with "It's Crazy Baby" as the B-side track.

Critical reception

'' Cash Box'' (May 22, 1965): "This hard driving rock-R&B number could burn up the charts. Ike and Tina Turner, no strangers to hitsville are already making noise with this one."

Track listing

Chart performance

Cover versions

* Rock group

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recorded a rendition for their 1989 album ''Fast forward'' * Singer-songwriter

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released a version on his 2006 album ''23rd and Stout''

References

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