Goldsboro's "The Cowboy and the Lady" became a "Top 10" country hit as "The Cowgirl and the Dandy" for Brenda Lee in 1980 Dolly Parton had also covered it in 1977, and John Denver had a hit with the song in 1981. In 1970, Della Reese included a cover on her album Black Is Beautiful. 3 on the US country chart a year earlier. 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. It became the largest-selling record in the world for 1968 and topped the Hot 100 for five weeks, reached number two in the UK Singles Chart on two separate occasions (19), and was a number one single in Australia. The song, written by Bobby Russell, was recorded in one take. His biggest hit was 1968's "Honey", a tearjerker about the death of a man's wife. Although Goldsboro was not a prolific performer of dance music, both of these songs were huge hits in the Northern soul scene in Great Britain and were played extensively. In 1966, he recorded "It's Too Late" with "Too Many People" on the B-side. Goldsboro would go on to have eleven Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and 12 on the country chart. It was to be the first of a string of similar awards. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. The single, written by Goldsboro, reached No.
Goldsboro's solo career picked up steam with the top ten hit "See the Funny Little Clown".
He played guitar for Roy Orbison from 1962 to 1964. Goldsboro left college after his second year to pursue a musical career. He graduated from Dothan High School in 1959 and later enrolled at Auburn University. During his first year of life, his family moved 35 miles (56 km) north from Marianna to Dothan, Alabama. Should hit faster and harder than “Little Things.” Flip: “It Breaks My Heart.” "If You Wait for Love" Single (United Artists #908) Top Position: #75 Pop Billboard magazine, July 31, 1965,, Singles Reviews, Pop Top 60 Spotlight: Intriguing, plaintive original ballad that builds into a solid rhythm dance beat and a fast chart climber.Robert Charles Goldsboro (born 18 January 1941) is an American pop and country singer-songwriter. "Voodoo Woman" Single (United Artists #862) Top Position: #27 Pop Billboard magazine, April 24, 1965,, Singles Reviews, Pop Spotlight: Happy rhythmic dance beat by Bill Justis backs top Goldsboro vocal on original material. He has penned most of that material with a well-done rendition of the Goffin-King tune, “A Long Way to Be Happy” among the steadiest performances. "Broomstick Cowboy” Album Billboard magazine, February 5, 1966,, Album Reviews, Pop Spotlight: Three recent Goldsboro hits are featured here-the title tune plus “Voodoo Woman” and “If You Got a Heart” ensure good sales for this LP.
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