Goodbye Girl (David Gates album)

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Goodbye Girl
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1978
(Reissued 2008)
Genre Pop rock, soft rock
Length48:42
Label Elektra, Wounded Bird
Producer David Gates
David Gates chronology
Never Let Her Go
(1975)
Goodbye Girl
(1978)
Falling in Love Again
(1980)
Singles from Goodbye Girl
  1. "Goodbye Girl"
    Released: December 1977
  2. "Took the Last Train"
    Released: August 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Goodbye Girl is an album by the American musician David Gates, released in 1978. [2] The title track was used in the film of the same name. [3] The album peaked at No. 165 on the Billboard 200. [4]

Contents

"Took the Last Train" was released as a follow-up single, which also became a U.S. and Canadian top 40 hit.

Only tracks 1–4, 6 and 7 are new material; the remainder are reissued from previous albums.

Track listing

All tracks written by David Gates, except "Took the Last Train", which was written by Gates and Larry Knechtel.

  1. "Goodbye Girl" (2:45)
  2. "Took the Last Train" (4:32)
  3. "Overnight Sensation" (4:58)
  4. "California Lady" (3:52)
  5. "Ann" (previously released on First ) (3:50)
  6. "Drifter" (3:37)
  7. "He Don't Know How to Love You" (2:43)
  8. "Suite: Clouds, Rain" (previously released on First ) (8:52)
  9. "Lorilee" (previously released on First ) (4:42)
  10. "Part-Time Love" (previously released on Never Let Her Go ) (2:23)
  11. "Sunday Rider" (previously released on First ) (3:21)
  12. "Never Let Her Go" (previously released on Never Let Her Go ) (3:07)

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)69 [5]

Personnel

"Goodbye Girl"

"Took the Last Train"

"Overnight Sensation"

"California Lady"

"Ann"

"Drifter"

"He Don't Know How to Love You"

"Clouds Suite Clouds"

"Clouds Suite Rain"

"Lorilee"

"Part-Time Love"

"Sunday Rider"

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References

  1. "Goodbye Girl Review by Matt Collar". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. McParland, Robert (2022). Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s. McFarland, Inc. p. 73.
  3. O'Brien, Dennis (25 June 1996). "Familiarity Breeds Contentment". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 2.
  4. "David Gates". Billboard. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 122. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.