Don't Say Goodbye Girl

"Don't Say Goodbye Girl" is a song by American R&B singer Tevin Campbell. It was written by Burt Bacharach, Sally Jo Dakota, and Narada Michael Walden for his second studio album I'm Ready (1993), while production was helmed by the latter along with Louis Biancaniello. The song was released as the album's fourth single, reaching number 71 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 28 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

"Don't Say Goodbye Girl"
Single by Tevin Campbell
from the album I'm Ready
Released	November 1994
Length	4:29
Label	Qwest
Songwriter(s)	Burt Bacharach Sally Jo Dakota Narada Michael Walden
Producer(s)	Narada Michael Walden Louis Biancaniello
Tevin Campbell singles chronology
"Always in My Heart" (1994) "Don't Say Goodbye Girl" (1994) "Brown Eyed Girl" (1995)

Track listings

US CD / cassette single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Say Goodbye Girl" (Album Version)	Burt Bacharach Sally Jo Dakota Narada Michael Walden	Walden Louis Biancaniello[a]	4:30
2.	"The Halls of Desire" (Remix)	Prince	Prince Larry Robinson[b]	3:46

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes associate producer
• ^{^[b]} denotes additional producer

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[1]

Tevin Campbell – lead and background vocals Narada Michael Walden – writer, composer, producer and arranger Burt Bacharach – writer, composer Sally Jo Dakota – writer, composer Louis "Kingpin" Biancaniello – associate producer, keyboards, programming and synth arrangements

David "Frazeman" Frazer – recording and mixing engineer Marc "Elvis" Reyburn – recording engineer Matt Rohr – assistant engineer Janice Lee, Cynthia Shiloh and Kevin Walden – production coordinators

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Don't Say Goodbye Girl"

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	71
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3]	28
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[4]	21