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"Farewell My Summer Love" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson in 1973. Written by Keni St. Lewis, it was later released in 1984 as a single from the compilation album Farewell My Summer Love due to the commercial interest that generated from the sales of Jackson's hit 1982 album Thriller.

"Farewell My Summer Love"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Farewell My Summer Love
B-side	Call on Me (album version)[1]
Released	May 1984[1]
Recorded	September 4, 10, 11, 1973[1]
Studio	Motown Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)[1]
Genre	Pop R&B[2]
Length	4:21
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Keni St. Lewis[1]
Producer(s)	Freddie Perren[1] Fonce Mizell[1]
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Thriller" (1983) "Farewell My Summer Love" (1984) "Girl You're So Together" (1984)

Cash Box said that "all the vibrancy of the now legendary Jackson vocal style is present on this single."[3]

It hit No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart and was a Top 40 Pop and R&B and Top 20 Adult Contemporary hit in the U.S.

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	68
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	7
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	38
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[7]	20

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
UK Singles (Gallup)[8]	74

References

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