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"Goodbye Girl" is a song by David Gates, lead singer of Bread, which was released as a single in December 1977 following the premiere of the hit film of the same name. As the theme song to the film, the song reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming the biggest hit of Gates' solo career. [ 1 ]
[12] David Ansen of Newsweek wrote, "It's pure formula, and Simon plays it straight, all cards on the table, with the conservative professionalism of a gambler used to winning. As directed by the ubiquitous Herbert Ross, The Goodbye Girl is a modest, bittersweet comedy that will delight Simon fans and leave his critics staunchly unconverted." [13]
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 .
The title track—again written and sung by Gates—reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. At the end of 1977, Gates released what would be his most successful single as a solo artist, "Goodbye Girl", from the 1977 film The Goodbye Girl. [1] It peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978.
Bread was an American soft rock band from Los Angeles, California.They had 13 songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1970 and 1977. [2]The band was fronted by David Gates (vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, violin, viola, percussion) with Jimmy Griffin (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion) and Robb Royer (bass guitar, guitar, flute, keyboards, percussion, recorder, backing vocals).
Category: Songs written by David Gates. 2 languages. ... Goodbye Girl (David Gates song) The Guitar Man; H. Hold Tight (Bread song) Hooked on You (song) I. If (Bread ...
Goodbye Girl (1978) Singles from Never Let Her Go ... All songs written and arranged by David Gates. "Never Let Her Go" – 03:09 "Angel" – 2:28
The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason. The Goodbye Girl or Goodbye Girl may also refer to: The Goodbye Girl, a 1993 Broadway musical based on the film; Goodbye Girl (David Gates album) "Goodbye Girl" (song), the title song, and the theme song from the 1977 film, later covered by Hootie & the Blowfish