Hey, That 's No Way to Say Goodbye - wikipedia Hey, That 's No Way to Say Goodbye `` Hey, That 's No Way to Say Goodbye '' Song by Leonard Cohen from the album Songs of Leonard Cohen Published 1967 Genre Contemporary folk Songwriter ( s ) Leonard Cohen Producer ( s ) John Simon `` Hey, That 's No Way to Say Goodbye '' is a song by Leonard Cohen. It was first released in November 1967, in a version by Judy Collins on her album Wildflowers. The following month, Cohen 's own version was issued on his debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen. Cohen wrote the song when staying at the Penn Terminal Hotel on 34th Street in New York City in 1966. He wrote : The room is too hot. I ca n't open the windows. I am in the midst of a bitter quarrel with a blonde woman. The song is half - written in pencil but it protects us as we manoeuvre, each of us, for unconditional victory. I am in the wrong room. I am with the wrong woman. It was covered in 1969 by Roberta Flack on her debut album First Take, and has been recorded by many other singers. References ^ Jump up to : `` Hey, That 's No Way To Say Goodbye '', Secondhand Songs. Retrieved 2 December 2016 Jump up ^ `` Hey That 's No Way To Say Goodbye '', Leonard Cohen : Prologues. Retrieved 2 December 2016 Leonard Cohen Studio albums Songs of Leonard Cohen Songs from a Room Songs of Love and Hate New Skin for the Old Ceremony Death of a Ladies ' Man Recent Songs Various Positions I 'm Your Man The Future Ten New Songs Dear Heather Old Ideas Popular Problems You Want It Darker Live albums Live Songs Cohen Live Field Commander Cohen : Tour of 1979 Live in London Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Songs from the Road Live in Dublin Ca n't Forget : A Souvenir of the Grand Tour Compilations The Best of Leonard Cohen So Long, Marianne More Best of Leonard Cohen The Essential Leonard Cohen Tribute albums Famous Blue Raincoat I 'm Your Fan Tower of Song Leonard Cohen : I 'm Your Man Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen : Democracy The Songs of Leonard Cohen Covered Concert tours The Smokey Life Tour Various Positions Tour I 'm Your Man Tour The Future World Tour Leonard Cohen Tour 2008 -- 2010 Old Ideas World Tour Songs `` Ai n't No Cure for Love '' `` Avalanche '' `` Bird on the Wire '' `` Dance Me to the End of Love '' `` Everybody Knows '' `` Famous Blue Raincoat '' `` First We Take Manhattan '' `` The Gypsy 's Wife '' `` Hallelujah '' `` Hey, That 's No Way to Say Goodbye '' `` I 'm Your Man '' `` In My Secret Life '' `` Joan of Arc '' `` The Partisan '' `` So Long, Marianne '' `` Suzanne '' `` Take This Waltz '' `` Tower of Song '' `` You Want It Darker '' Books Let Us Compare Mythologies The Spice - Box of Earth The Favourite Game Flowers for Hitler Beautiful Losers Selected Poems 1956 - 1968 Stranger Music Book of Longing Related Awards and nominations Discography Leonard Cohen : I 'm Your Man Sharon Robinson Jennifer Warnes Anjani Thomas Perla Batalla Julie Christensen Marianne Ihlen Blue Alert Bob Johnston I Am a Hotel Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen The Holy or the Broken Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hey,_That%27s_No_Way_to_Say_Goodbye&oldid=755343328 '' Categories : Leonard Cohen songs 1967 songs Talk About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 17 December 2016, at 13 : 05 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote that no way to say goodbye
Answer: Leonard Cohen