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"With Pen in Hand" is a song written by Bobby Goldsboro and first released on his March 1968 album, Honey. [1] The song's lyrics address the subjects of divorce and losing custody of one's child, and are sung from the perspective of the parent who expects to be losing custody of their child, as they make a final plea to their spouse to reconcile before the divorce is finalized.
One of Goldsboro's compositions, "With Pen in Hand", was recorded by several artists, including a Grammy-nominated pop version by Vikki Carr that reached the Hot 100's top 40 in 1969; Johnny Darrell had taken the song to No. 3 on the U.S. country chart a year earlier. [9] In 1970, Della Reese included a cover on her album Black Is Beautiful.
"See the Funny Little Clown" is a song written and sung by Bobby Goldsboro, which he recorded on October 17, 1963 and released on November 18, 1963. [3] In 1964, the song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, [4] while reaching No. 3 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart, [5] No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100, [6] and No. 30 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.
"Put Your Hand in the Hand" is a gospel pop song composed by Gene MacLellan and first recorded by Canadian singer Anne Murray from her third studio album Honey, Wheat and Laughter. It became a hit single for the Canadian band Ocean , released as their debut single and title track to their debut album.
"Autumn of My Life" is a song written and sung by Bobby Goldsboro, which he released in 1968. The song spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 19, [3] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard ' s Easy Listening chart, [4] No. 12 on Record World ' s "100 Top Pops", [5] No. 1 on Record World ' s "Top Non-Rock" chart, [6] No. 11 on Canada's RPM 100, [7] No. 2 on RPM ' s Country ...
According to Bobby Goldsboro, the song was loosely based on something that happened to him with someone older, but not as romantic as that depicted in the song. [2] The song was recorded largely as Goldsboro had envisioned apart from the piano riff that started the song and repeated throughout the song as well as the ending descending scale, which were written by his pianist conductor Timmy ...
"It Must Be Him" is a popular song with music written by Gilbert Bécaud, originally with French lyrics by Maurice Vidalin and recorded by Bécaud as "Seul Sur Son Étoile". [2] The English version recorded by Vikki Carr, with lyrics by Mack David, was a hit around the world, reaching No. 3 in the United States, No. 2 in the UK, and No. 1 in ...
William Russell Staines (February 6, 1947 – December 5, 2021) was an American folk musician and singer-songwriter from New Hampshire who wrote and performed songs with a wide array of subjects. Called "the Woody Guthrie of my generation" by singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith , [ 1 ] he also wrote and recorded children's songs .