Molly (Bobby Goldsboro song)

"Molly"
Single by Bobby Goldsboro
B-side "Honey Baby"
Released 1962
Format Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Genre Traditional pop
Length 2:49
Label Laurie Records
Writer(s) Steve Karliski[1]
Producer(s) Jack Gold

"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" 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]

Chart performance

Chart (1962) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 70
US Billboard Middle-Road Singles 17

References

  1. ↑ Molly - By: Bobby Goldsboro, MusicVF.com. Accessed September 21, 2015
  2. 1 2 Dorothy Horstman, "Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy", Country Music Foundation, (1996). p. 277
  3. ↑ Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2015
  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
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