Goofus (song)

Infobox Song
Name = Goofus


Type = Song
Artist = The Carpenters
Album = A Kind of Hush
Released = June 11, 1976
track_no = 1976
Recorded = Early 1976
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:09
Composer = Wayne King; William Harold
Writer = Gus Kahn
Label = A&M Records
Producer = Richard and Karen Carpenter
Tracks =
prev = "I Need to Be in Love"
prev_no = 1976
next = "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song"
next_no = 1977
Misc = | Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = A Kind of Hush
Type = studio
Tracks = ;Side one
# "There's a Kind of Hush"
# "You"
# "Sandy"
# "Goofus"
# "Can't Smile Without You";Side two
# "I Need to Be in Love"
# "One More Time"
# "Boat to Sail"
# "I Have You"
# "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do":"For the title character in the comic strip "Goofus & Gallant," see Highlights for Children. For the musical instrument, see Couesnophone.""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.

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. [cite book
last = Whitburn
first = Joel
authorlink = Joel Whitburn
title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
publisher = Record Research
year = 1973 ]

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.

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