"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,Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2015"Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, January 26, 1963. p. 44. Accessed September 21, 2015 and No. 60 on the Cash Box Top 100.Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, February 2, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
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. 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.Horstman, Dorothy (1996). Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, Country Music Foundation. p. 277.
Chart performance Chart (1963)PeakpositionUS Cash Box Top 10060
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