Farewell My Summer Love (song)

"Farewell My Summer Love"
"Farewell My Summer Love"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Farewell My Summer Love
B-side	"Call on Me" (album version)
Released	May 1984
Recorded	September 4–11, 1973 1984 (overdubs);
Studio	Motown Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop ; R&B ;
Length	4:21 (album version); 3:41 (single version); 3:38 (original 1973 mix)
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Keni St. Lewis
Producer(s)	Freddie Perren ; Fonce Mizell ;
Michael Jackson singles chronology

Last updated July 05, 2025

"Farewell My Summer Love" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson in 1973. Written by Keni St. Lewis, it was later released in 1984 as a single from the compilation album Farewell My Summer Love due to the commercial interest that generated from the sales of Jackson's hit 1982 album Thriller .

Reception

Cash Box said that "all the vibrancy of the now legendary Jackson vocal style is present on this single."^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Farewell My Summer Love"
Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	68
UK Singles (OCC)^[5]	7
US Billboard Hot 100 ^[6]	38
US Billboard Adult Contemporary ^[7]	20

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Farewell My Summer Love"
Chart (1984)	Position
UK Singles (Gallup)^[8]	74

References

1 2 3 4 5 Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). "Bad". Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. ISBN 9781788400572.
↑ "Farewell My Summer Love". AllMusic . Retrieved 2019-02-11.
↑ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 26, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
↑ "Michael Jackson – Farewell My Summer Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
↑ "Michael Jackson: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
↑ "Michael Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 124.
↑ "Top 100 Singles 1984" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

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[All_Songs-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). "Bad". Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. ISBN 9781788400572.

[2] "Farewell My Summer Love". AllMusic . Retrieved 2019-02-11.

[cb-3] "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. May 26, 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-07-23.

[sc_Australia_Michael_Jackson-4] "Michael Jackson – Farewell My Summer Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[UK-5] "Michael Jackson: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Michael_Jackson-6] "Michael Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[7] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 124.

[8] "Top 100 Singles 1984" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

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