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"Molly"
SinglebyBobby Goldsboro
B-side"Honey Baby"
Released1962
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:49
LabelLaurie Records
Songwriter(s)Steve Karliski[1]
Producer(s)Jack Gold
Bobby Goldsboro singles chronology
"You Better Go Home"
(1962)
"Molly"
(1962)
"The Runaround"
(1963)

"Molly" is a song released in 1962 by Bobby Goldsboro.

"Molly" was Bobby Goldsboro's first hit single.[2] The song spent 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 70,[3] while reaching No. 17 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[4][5] and No. 60 on the Cash Box Top 100.[6]

Background[edit]

The record producer Jack Gold gave the song written by Steve Karliski to Goldsboro to record. Although Goldsboro was dubious at the choice of song, he recorded the song.[7] The song's lyrics tell the story of a man returning home to his wife and young child, after having lost his sight fighting in a war.[2]

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1963) Peak
position
USBillboard Hot 100[3] 70
USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 17
USCash Box Top 100 60

References[edit]

  1. ^ Molly - By: Bobby Goldsboro, MusicVF.com. Accessed September 21, 2015
  • ^ a b Horstman, Dorothy (1996). Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, Country Music Foundation. p. 277.
  • ^ a b "Bobby Goldsboro Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  • ^ Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2015
  • ^ "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, January 26, 1963. p. 44. Accessed September 21, 2015
  • ^ Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, February 2, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  • ^ Bickhart, Jim (October 5, 1974). "Watching Bobby Grows: A Decade of Hits". Billboard. pp. BG-3, 4, 8.
  • ^ "Bobby Goldsboro Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.

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