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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.
Carr followed with two US Top 40 hits: 1968's "The Lesson" and 1969's "With Pen in Hand". Around this time, Dean Martin called her "the best girl singer in the business". In total, Carr had 10 singles and 13 albums that made the US pop charts. Vikki Carr in 1968. In 1968, Carr taped six specials for London Weekend TV.
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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 ...
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With Pen in Hand (Atlantic, 1968) Out of the Darkness (Midsong International, 1977) Billy & the Beaters (Alfa, 1981) (US No. 118) Billy Vera (Alfa, 1982) The Mystic Sound of Billy Vera (Mystic, 1983) The Billy Vera Album (Reissue of "Out of the Darkness"; Macola, 1987) By Requestː The Best of Billy Vera and the Beaters (Rhino, 1987) (US No. 17 ...
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