Goodbye to the Island
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. Release and promotion. "Goodbye to the Island" became Tyler ’s final album under RCA Records. It was released in January 1981 on vinyl and cassette. In 1991, Castle Communications issued the album on CD with an alternate artwork. The album was again reissued in 2010 by 7T’s with two bonus tracks. "Goodbye to the Island" featured on the 2019 box set "The RCA Years" released by Cherry Pop with eight bonus tracks. This version of the album was released digitally in the United States and Canada in 2020. Singles. The album's lead single, "I Believe in Your Sweet Love" was released in November 1979. It reached  number 138 on the US "Record World" chart in December 1979, and 27 on the Canadian "RPM" Adult Contemporary chart in February 1980. 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. All tracks produced by Hugh Murphy, Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, except "I'm Just a Woman" and "We Danced on the Ceiling" produced by Hugh  Murphy.