Farewell My Summer Love

Sources : My personal research, Wikipedia, Michael Jackson: For The Record by Chris Cadman & Craig Halstead, Twitter account of Damien Shields and the amazing archives of the MJCast.

ERA

Farewell My Summer Love

RECORDING DATE

Recorded on September 4, 10, 11, 1973

“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.

STUDIO(S)

Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California

SONGWRITER(S)

Keni St. Lewis

PRODUCER(S)

Freddie Perren & Fonce Mizell[

RELEASE DATE :

Remix with added overdubs released on May 8, 1984 (Farewell My Summer Love).

Original 1973 recording released in March 1995 (THE BEST OF).

LABEL

Motown Records

LENGTH

4:21 (album version)

3:41 (single version)

ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)

No other version known to exist

MUSICIANS

PEAK ON HOT 100 BILLBOARD :

38

SHORT FILM

No short film

LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS

Never performed on TV

LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS

Never performed in concerts

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