"Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5. The song was originally written and intended for the Supremes to record; however Motown decided the song would be better for the Jackson 5. Released as a single in 1971, it was one of the group's most successful songs. The song has been covered numerous times, most notably in 1974 by disco diva Gloria Gaynor and in 1987 by British pop group The Communards. A second major version, reimagined as a disco record by Gloria Gaynor in 1974, was a number-nine hit on the U.S. Pop Singles chart and went to number thirty-four on the Soul Singles chart. The Gloria Gaynor version became one of the defining recordings of the disco era. Indeed, Gaynor's version peaked at #2 in the UK during January 1975, and #3 in Canada, surpassing the Jackson Five's original recording in those nations. Her cover, released on MGM records, was produced by the Disco Corporation of America, a production company newly formed by Meco Monardo and Tony Bongiovi to which Gaynor was signed. Also working on this production were Jay Ellis and Harold Wheeler. Though perhaps best known for her 1978/1979 hit "I Will Survive", Gaynor's version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" has the distinction of occupying the number-one spot on the very first Dance/Disco chart ever to appear in Billboard magazine. Never Can Say Goodbye was also the title of Gaynor's debut album on which the single appeared. The Newark, New Jersey, native has re-recorded the song on more than one occasion, in increasingly Hi-NRG tempos, and subsequent remixes have hit the dance charts. Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (Hot 100 number 1, 1979), "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Hot 100 number 9, 1974), "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (Hot 100 number 42, 1980) and "I Am What I Am" (R&B number 82, 1983). I never can say goodbye No, no, no, I I never can say goodbye Every time I think I've had enough And start heading for the door There's a very strange vibration Piercing me right to the core It says, "Turn around, you fool You know you love him more and more" Tell me why is it so? Don't wanna let you go! Hey, I never can say goodbye boy, ooh baby I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, hey I never can say goodbye Oh, no, I I never can say goodbye I keep thinking that our problems Soon are all gonna work out But there's that same unhappy feeling And there's that anguish, there's that doubt It's that same old dizzy hang-up I can't do with you or without Tell me why is it so? I don't wanna let you go! Hey, I never can say goodbye boy, ooh baby I never can say goodbye, no, no, no, oo Hey, I never can say goodbye boy, ooh baby I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no Hey, I never can say goodbye boy, no, no, no, baby Hey, I never can say goodbye, no, no, no Please don't make me say good-bye Hey, I never can say goodbye