Goodbye to the Island

Goodbye to the Island
Studio album by Bonnie Tyler
Released	January 1981
Recorded	1980–1981
Genre	Country, rock
Length	42:02
Label	RCA
Producer	Ronnie Scott, Steve Wolfe
Bonnie Tyler chronology
Diamond Cut (1979) Goodbye to the Island (1981) Faster Than the Speed of Night (1983)
Singles from Goodbye to the Island
"I Believe in Your Sweet Love" Released: November 1979 "Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean" Released: November 1979 "I'm Just a Woman" Released: September 1980 "Goodbye to the Island" Released: December 1980

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Goodbye to the Island is the fourth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It became her final work with RCA Records after it was released in January 1981. Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe wrote the majority of songs for the album, and co-produced the record with Hugh Murphy.

Music critics described the album as "more upbeat" than her previous album Diamond Cut (1979). Goodbye to the Island had the weakest sales of all albums Tyler released through RCA, only charting in Norway at number 38.

Promotion

Singles

The album's lead single, "I Believe in Your Sweet Love" was released in November 1979. It reached number 27 on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart in February 1980.^[2]

Tyler won the World Popular Song Festival with "Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean" when she represented the United Kingdom. It was then released as a single in November 1979.

The final two singles, "I'm Just a Woman" and "Goodbye to the Island", failed to chart worldwide.

Track listing

Goodbye to the Island — Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Just a Woman"	Ronnie Scott Steve Wolfe	Hugh Murphy	5:08
2.	"We Danced on the Ceiling"	Scott Wolfe	Murphy	4:58
3.	"Wild Love"	Iain Sutherland	Murphy Scott Wolfe	3:51
4.	"The Closer You Get"	Chris Rea	Murphy Scott Wolfe	3:51
5.	"Sometimes When We Touch"	Dan Hill Barry Mann	Murphy Scott Wolfe	4:19
6.	"Goodbye to the Island"	Scott Wolfe	Murphy Scott Wolfe	3:13
7.	"Wild Side of Life"	Arlie Carter William Warren	Murphy Scott Wolfe	3:46
8.	"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	Gary Brooker Keith Reid	Murphy Scott Wolfe	4:29
9.	"Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean"	Scott Wolfe	Murphy Scott Wolfe	3:19
10.	"I Believe in Your Sweet Love"	Scott Wolfe	Murphy Scott Wolfe	4:22
Total length:				42:02

Goodbye to the Island — 2009 re-release (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Come On, Give Me Lovin'"	Scott Wolfe	3:21
12.	"Get Out of My Head"	Scott Wolfe	4:16
13.	"I Believe in Your Sweet Love" (Single Version)	Scott Wolfe	3:42

Personnel

• Bonnie Tyler - vocals
• Garth Watt-Roy, Gary Taylor, Robert Ahwai, Steve Lipson - guitar
• Felix Krish, Kevin Dunne - bass
• Betsy Cook, Mike McNaught - keyboards
• Jeff Allen, Liam Genockey - drums
• Raphael Ravenscroft - saxophone
• Betsy Cook, John Cameron, Mike McNaught, Wil Malone - arrangements

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[3]	38

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Adult Contemporary – Volume 32, No. 22, February 23, 1980". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
3. "Norwegiancharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Goodbye to the Island". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2015.