Foolish Lullaby

"Foolish Lullaby"
Song

"It's Hard to Say Goodbye"
Single by Paul Anka and Celine Dion
from the album A Body of Work
Released	September 14, 1998 (1998-09-14)
Format	Promotional recording
Genre	Pop
Length	4:31
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer(s)	Paul Anka, Jack White, Mark Spiro
Producer(s)	David Foster, Humberto Gatica
Celine Dion singles chronology "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" (1998) "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" (1998) "Zora sourit" (1998)

"Foolish Lullaby" is a song by Laura Branigan from her fourth studio album Hold Me. It was written by Jack White and Mark Spiro.

Paul Anka and Celine Dion version

Paul Anka had a duet with Regine Velasquez of the song "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" and was released on her 1993 album Reason Enough.

The song was covered in 1998 as a duet between Paul Anka and Celine Dion for Anka's A Body of Work album. This version has completely new lyrics written by Anka. It was released as a promotional single on September 14, 1998 in the United States. A longer version was included in Paul Anka's 2013 Duets album.

Earlier, Dion and Paul Anka recorded a bilingual version, in which Dion sings in Spanish and Anka in English. Entitled "Mejor Decir Adios," it was included on Paul Anka's Amigos album, released on July 30, 1996. Adrian Posse and Humberto Gatica wrote the Spanish lyrics.

Formats and track listings

U.S. promotional CD single

1. "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" (short radio version) – 4:16

Official versions

1. "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" (short radio version) – 4:16
2. "Mejor Decir Adios" (Spanish version) – 4:40
3. "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" (album version) – 4:31
4. "It's Hard to Say Goodbye" (extended album version) – 5:10