"The Straight Life" is a 1968 song written and originally recorded by Sonny Curtis. It was a top 40 hit for Bobby Goldsboro later that year.

"The Straight Life"
Single by Bobby Goldsboro
from the album Word Pictures
B-side"Tomorrow Is Forgotten"
ReleasedOctober 1968
RecordedRCA Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee)[1]
GenrePop
Length2:40
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Sonny Curtis
Producer(s)Bob Montgomery
Bobby Goldsboro
Bobby Goldsboro singles chronology
"Autumn of My Life"
(1968)
"The Straight Life"
(1968)
"Glad She's a Woman"
(1969)

Curtis' version is a track from his album, The Sonny Curtis Style. It reached number 45 on the U.S. country singles chart. Goldsboro's is from his album, Word Pictures. It reached number 36 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Easy Listening chart. It also became a hit in Canada (#19).

Chart history (Bobby Goldsboro version)

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Chart (1968–1969) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set)[2] 30
Canada RPM Top Singles[3] 32
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 19
Canada RPM Country 7
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 36
US Billboard Easy Listening[6] 6
US Billboard Country Singles 37
US Cash Box Top 100 [7] 29

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ "Songs of Bobby Goldsboro" (PDF). Billboard. 5 October 1974. p. BG-20. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ Go-Set National Top 40, January 1, 1969
  3. ^ RPM Top Singles, December 2, 1968
  4. ^ RPM Top Singles, December 2, 1968
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 98.
  7. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 30, 1968". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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