"Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye" is a song written by

Bob McDill Robert Lee McDill (born April 5, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, active from the 1960s until 2000. During his career he wrote or co-wrote 31 number one country hits. His songs were also recorded by popular artists of the 1970s, 1980s ...

, and recorded by Canadian

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artist

Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian country, pop and adult contemporary music singer who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray has won four Grammys including the Grammy ...

. It was released in November 1982 as the second single from her album ''

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''. The single reached #7 on

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's Country chart and peaked at #36 Adult Contemporary. It also hit #1 on the Canadian ''

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'' Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in early 1983. The song also appears on Murray's 2007 album Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends, performed as a duet with

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Chart performance

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