Goofus

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“Goofus”
“Goofus” cover
Song by The Carpenters
Album A Kind of Hush
Released June 11, 1976
Recorded Early 1976
Genre Pop
Length 3:09
Label A&M Records
Writer Gus Kahn
Composer Wayne King; William Harold
Producer Richard and Karen Carpenter
A Kind of Hush track listing
"I Need to Be in Love"
(1976)		 “Goofus”
(1976)		 "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song"
(1977)
A Kind of Hush track listing
Side one
  1. "There's a Kind of Hush"
  2. "You"
  3. "Sandy"
  4. "Goofus"
  5. "Can't Smile Without You"
Side two
  1. "I Need to Be in Love"
  2. "One More Time"
  3. "Boat to Sail"
  4. "I Have You"
  5. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"

"Goofus" is a popular song.

The music was written by Wayne King and William Harold, the lyrics by Gus Kahn. The song was published in 1930.

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 56
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 4
Canadian Singles Chart 82
Oricon (Japanese) Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The most popular version of the song was recorded by Les Paul. The recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1192. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on September 29, 1950 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #21. [1]

Another version was recorded by Phil Harris on October 13, 1950 and released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3968.

The Carpenters recorded a version of the song that hit #56 in 1976.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research. 
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Ticket to Ride (1969) · Close to You (1970) · Carpenters (1971) · A Song for You (1972) · Now & Then (1973) · The Singles: 1969-1973 (1973) · Horizon (1975) · A Kind of Hush (1976) · Live at the Palladium (1976) · Passage (1977) · The Singles: 1974-1978 (1978) · Made in America (1981) · Voice of the Heart (1983) · Lovelines (1989) · As Time Goes By (2004)
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