Say Goodbye to Gabon" was a hit by The New Seekers for the Australian market, reaching the top 20 in January 1970. This made the United Kingdom its first release with most of the sales, while in France the song was one of the band's early commercial successes. In South Africa the song was a #1 hit in 1970. Chart performance Weekly singles charts Year-end charts References Category:1969 singles Category:1967 songs Category:1970 singles Category:The New Seekers songs Category:CBS Records singles Category:Songs written by Helen Miller (songwriter) Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles Category:Number-one singles in South Africa Category:United Artists Records singles Category:Pop ballads Category:Australian folk songs Category:English folk songs Category:Songwriter unknown Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand Category:Songs about Africa