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The song was written by Winfred 'Blue' Lovett, bass singer of the
American R&B vocal group the Manhattans, who also provided the spoken
introduction heard in both the full-length LP version and the commercial
single. The lyrics and melody came to him late one night. As he later
recalled, "Everything was there. I got up about three o'clock in the
morning and jotted down the things I wanted to say. I just put the words
together on my tape recorder and little piano. I've always thought that
when you write slow songs, they have to have meaning. In this case, it's
the love triangle situation we've all been through. I figured anyone
who's been in love could related to it. And it seemed to touch home for
a lot of folks." "Kiss And Say Goodbye" was released in March 1976 and
went to number one in the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, and
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