Molly (Bobby Goldsboro song) explained

Molly
Type:single
Artist:Bobby Goldsboro
B-Side:Honey Baby
Released:1962
Genre:Traditional pop
Label:Laurie Records
Producer:Jack Gold
Prev Title:You Better Go Home
Prev Year:1962
Next Title:The Runaround
Next Year:1963

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

"Molly" was Bobby Goldsboro's first hit single. The song spent 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 70, while reaching No. 17 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[1] [2] and No. 60 on the Cash Box Top 100.[3]

Background

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.[4] 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.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.billboard.com/artist/294646/bobby-goldsboro/chart?page=2&f=341 Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - Adult Contemporary
  2. "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, January 26, 1963. p. 44. Accessed September 21, 2015
  3. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/60s/1963/CB-1963-02-02.pdf Cash Box Top 100
  4. Watching Bobby Grows: A Decade of Hits . Jim . Bickhart . Billboard . October 5, 1974 . BG-3, 4, 8.
  5. Horstman, Dorothy (1996). Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, Country Music Foundation. p. 277.