"Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" is a song by

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million s ...

, released as a single in May 1970. It peaked at number 6 on the

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. It was released as Richard's 50th single. Richard didn't like the song when he first heard it, but was persuaded by his manager Peter Gormley, who told him "you've got to take it away 'cause I'm sure it's going to be a hit". A German version, titled "Goodbye Sam (Das ist die Liebe)", was also released in Germany.

Track listings

7": Columbia / DB 8685 # "Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" – 2:50 # "You Can Never Tell" – 2:21 7": Columbia / 1C 006-04 523 (Germany) # "Goodbye Sam (Das ist die Liebe)" – 2:42 # "Kein Zug nach Gretna Green" – 3:29

Charts

References

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