<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Winfred Lovett </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Bobby Martin </Td> </Tr> <P> "Kiss and Say Goodbye" is a song recorded by the American R&B vocal group The Manhattans . It was one of the biggest hits of 1976 . </P> <P> The song was written by Manhattans bass singer Winfred "Blue" Lovett, who also provided the spoken introduction heard in the full - length version of the original recording . The lyrics and melody came to him late one night . As he later recalled, "Everything was there . I got up about three o'clock in the morning and jotted down the things I wanted to say . I just put the words together on my tape recorder and little piano . I've always thought that when you write slow songs, they have to have meaning . In this case, it's the love triangle situation we've all been through . I figured anyone who's been in love could relate to it . And it seemed to touch home for a lot of folks ." </P>

Who sings let's just kiss and say goodbye