I'm a Drifter explained

I'm a Drifter
Type:single
Artist:Bobby Goldsboro
Album:Today
B-Side:Hoboes and Kings
Released:1969[1]
Recorded:April 24, 1968 or February 14, 1969 [2]
Genre:Pop
Label:United Artists Records
Producer:Bob Montgomery & Bobby Goldsboro
Prev Title:Glad She's a Woman
Prev Year:1969
Next Title:Muddy Mississippi Line
Next Year:1969

"I'm a Drifter" is a song written and sung by Bobby Goldsboro, which he released in 1969. The song spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 46,[3] while reaching No. 14 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[4] No. 22 of Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart,[5] No. 44 on the Cash Box Top 100,[6] No. 36 on Canada's RPM 100,[7] and No. 9 on RPM's Adult Contemporary chart.[8]

Chart performance

Chart (1969)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 10046
US Billboard Easy Listening14
US Billboard Hot Country Singles22
US Cash Box Top 10044
Canada - RPM 10036
Canada - RPM Adult Contemporary9

Notes and References

  1. "You've come a long way Bobby.", Billboard, October 5, 1974. p. BG-20
  2. Praguefrank
  3. http://www.billboard.com/artist/294646/bobby-goldsboro/chart?f=379 Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - The Hot 100
  4. http://www.billboard.com/artist/294646/bobby-goldsboro/chart?page=2&f=341 Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - Adult Contemporary
  5. "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, July 5, 1969. p. 45
  6. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/60s/1969/CB-1969-06-07.pdf Cash Box Top 100
  7. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 15 June 9, 1969. p. 11. Accessed September 21, 2015
  8. "Young Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 17, June 23, 1969. Accessed September 21, 2015