"I'm a Drifter" is a song written and sung by Bobby Goldsboro, which he released in 1969. The song spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 46,[4] while reaching No. 14 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[5] No. 22 of Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart,[6] No. 44 on the Cash Box Top 100,[7] No. 36 on Canada's RPM 100,[8] and No. 9 on RPM's Adult Contemporary chart.[9]
"I'm a Drifter" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Goldsboro | ||||
from the album Today | ||||
B-side | "Hoboes and Kings" | |||
Released | 1969[1] | |||
Recorded | April 24, 1968[1] or February 14, 1969 [2] | |||
Studio | RCA Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee)[3] | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:23 | |||
Label | United Artists Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bobby Goldsboro[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Montgomery & Bobby Goldsboro[1] | |||
Bobby Goldsboro singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance
editChart (1969) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 46[4] |
US Billboard Easy Listening | 14[5] |
US Billboard Hot Country Singles | 22[6] |
US Cash Box Top 100 | 44[7] |
Canada - RPM 100 | 36[8] |
Canada - RPM Adult Contemporary | 9[9] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "You've come a long way Bobby.", Billboard, October 5, 1974. p. BG-20
- ^ Praguefrank
- ^ "Songs of Bobby Goldsboro" (PDF). Billboard. 5 October 1974. p. BG-20. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2015
- ^ a b Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 21, 2015
- ^ a b "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, July 5, 1969. p. 45
- ^ a b Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, June 7, 1969. p. 4. Accessed July 13, 2016.
- ^ a b "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 15 June 9, 1969. p. 11. Accessed September 21, 2015
- ^ a b "Young Adult", RPM Weekly, Volume 11, No. 17, June 23, 1969. Accessed September 21, 2015