Molly (Bobby Goldsboro song)

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

"Molly"
Single by Bobby 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" 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]

Chart performance

Chart (1963) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 70
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles 17
US Cash Box Top 100 60
gollark: Ah, good to see my annoying greetings bot functions still.
gollark: How would you end up getting it anyway?
gollark: Um, what?
gollark: I should really update mine to one in blue or something.
gollark: Just make 500 accounts.

References

  1. Molly - By: Bobby Goldsboro, MusicVF.com. Accessed September 21, 2015
  2. Horstman, Dorothy (1996). Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, Country Music Foundation. p. 277.
  3. Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  4. Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2015
  5. "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, January 26, 1963. p. 44. Accessed September 21, 2015
  6. Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, February 2, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
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