"Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Brad Burg and Dene Hotheinz, and recorded by American country music artists Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius. It was released in November 1976 as the second single from the album I Don't Want to Have to Marry You. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. Chart performance References 1976 singles Jim Ed Brown songs Helen Cornelius songs Songs written by Jeff Barry Song recordings produced by Bob Ferguson (musician) RCA Records singles Male–female vocal duets