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Songs Written by Gerry GoffinTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography
Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No. 1 hits "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "Take Good Care of My Baby", "The Loco-Motion", and "Go Away Little Girl". It was later said of Goffin that his gift was "to find words that expressed what many young people were feeling but were unable... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, Gerry Goffin first charted in 1960 with The Lovin' Touch .The artist placed 116 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 24 of which reached the Top‑10, including 8 number‑ones.The artist scored 75 UK Top‑75 entries, including 30 Top‑10 placements, including 4 number‑ones.On US AC the artist achieved 17 Top‑10s, 5 of which hit number‑one.On US Country the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 17 Top‑10s, 4 of which peaked at number‑one.
Top songs: #1: Saving All My Love for You - #2: The Loco-Motion - #3: Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - #4: Will You Love Me Tomorrow? - #5: Take Good Care of My Baby
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2.
11/1960
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #125] originally released as "Tomorrow"
[Scepter 1211]
written by Gerry Goffin
&
Carole King
3.
[Atlantic 2096]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
4.
05/1961
[Epic 9441]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
5.
05/1961
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
6.
05/1961
[Liberty 55325]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
7.
07/1961
B side to A Thing of the Past
[Scepter 1220]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
8.
08/1961
[Musicor 1011]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
9.
08/1961
[Liberty 55354]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
10.
08/1961
[ABC-Paramount 10237]
written by
Barry Mann & Gerry Goffin
11.
09/1961
written by Barry Mann & Gerry Goffin
12.
09/1961
13.
11/1961
[Buena Vista 388]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
14.
11/1961 Run to Him Bobby Vee
from
Take Good Care of My Baby
[Liberty 55388]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Jack Keller
15.
11/1961
[Epic 9476]
written by Gerry Goffin
, Carole King &
Cynthia Weil
16.
11/1961
B side to Run to Him
[Liberty 55388]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
17.
12/1961
written by Barry Mann & Gerry Goffin
18.
12/1961
[Dunes 2009]
written by Barry Mann & Gerry Goffin
19.
produced by Phil Spector
[Gregmark 10]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
20.
02/1962
[Colpix 622]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
21.
02/1962
[Cameo 209]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
22.
02/1962
B side to Please Don't Ask About Barbara
[Liberty 55419]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
23.
02/1962
[Atlantic 2134]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
24.
03/1962
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
25.
03/1962
[Kapp 482]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
26.
04/1962
[ABC-Paramount 10311 ]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
27.
04/1962
[Dunes 2012]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
28.
05/1962
[Warner 5265]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
29.
05/1962
B side to That's Old Fashioned
[Warner Bros. 5273]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Jack Keller
30.
05/1962 Sharing You Bobby Vee
from
A Bobby Vee Recording Session
[Liberty 55451]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
31.
06/1962
[Colpix 632]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
32.
06/1962
[Liberty 55441]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
33.
06/1962
[Decca 31407]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Jack Keller
34.
06/1962
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #350]
[Dimension 1000]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
35.
08/1962
[Liberty 55480]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
36.
08/1962
[Companion 2000]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
37.
09/1962
[Epic 9519]
written by Jack Keller & Gerry Goffin
38.
09/1962
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
39.
09/1962
written by Gerry Goffin
& Jack Keller
40.
10/1962
[Warner 5297]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Jack Keller
41.
10/1962
[Warner 5297]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Jack Keller
42.
11/1962
[Dimension 1003]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
43.
11/1962 Up on the Roof The Drifters
from
Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #113]
[Atlantic 2162]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
44.
11/1962
[Dimension 1002]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
45.
11/1962
[Columbia 42601]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
46.
11/1962
[Dimension 1004]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
47.
12/1962
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
48.
12/1962
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
49.
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
50.
01/1963
[Atco 6246]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
51.
02/1963
[Dimension 1006]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
52.
03/1963
[Dimension 1008]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
53.
04/1963
[Columbia 42776]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
54.
04/1963
[Dimension 1009]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
55.
05/1963
charted as Poor Little Rich Girl / More in Australia charts
[Columbia 42795]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
56.
06/1963
[Columbia 42790]
written by Jack Keller & Gerry Goffin
57.
06/1963
[Dimension 1011]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
58.
06/1963
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #460]
[Laurie 3179]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
59.
07/1963
[Dimension 1012]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
60.
07/1963
[Columbia 42815]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
61.
07/1963
[Colpix 692]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
62.
07/1963
[Dimension 1013]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
63.
08/1963
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
64.
09/1963
[RCA Victor 47-8219]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
65.
09/1963
[Columbia 42854]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
66.
10/1963
as Rick Nelson
[Decca 31533]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
67.
10/1963
[Columbia 42865]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
68.
11/1963
[Dimension 1019]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
69.
11/1963
[Dimension 1020]
written by Jack Keller & Gerry Goffin
70.
12/1963
[Columbia 42932]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
71.
[Colpix 724]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
72.
03/1964
[Laurie 3224]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
73.
06/1964
[Vee-Jay 599]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
74.
06/1964
[Colpix 729]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
75.
07/1964
76.
08/1964
[RCA Victor 8397]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
77.
08/1964
[B.T. Puppy 502]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
78.
08/1964
[MGM 13280]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
79.
10/1964
[Reprise 0329]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
80.
10/1964
[Wand 162]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
81.
11/1964
[RCA Victor 8450]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Russ Titelman
82.
11/1964
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
83.
12/1964
[Capitol 5305]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
84.
charted as At The Club / Saturday Night At The Movies in the UK
[Atlantic 2268]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
85.
01/1965
written by Gerry Goffin
& Russ Titelman
86.
02/1965
[Wand 173]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
87.
04/1965
[Philles 127]
written by Gerry Goffin
, Carole King &
Phil Spector 88.
04/1965
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
89.
04/1965
[Wand 179]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
90.
05/1965
[Philles 128]
written by Phil Spector, Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
91.
07/1965
B side to Unchained Melody
[Philles 129]
written by Gerry Goffin
, Carole King & Phil Spector
92.
08/1965
[Reprise 0400]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
93.
09/1965
[Philips 40319]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
94.
[Atlantic 2316]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
95.
05/1966
[MGM 13514]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
96.
05/1966
[Atco 6413]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
97.
05/1966
[ABC-Paramount 10805]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
98.
07/1966
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
99.
10/1966
[B.T. Puppy 522]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
100.
10/1966
[Liberty 55915]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
101.
10/1966
[Verve 10449]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
102.
[A&M 830]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
103.
03/1967
[London 20020]
written by Gerry Goffin
, Carole King & Phil Spector
104.
03/1967
[Kapp 808]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
105.
07/1967
[Colgems 1007]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
106.
08/1967
[Acta 808]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
107.
09/1967
[Atlantic 2441]
written by Gerry Goffin
, Carole King &
Jerry Wexler 108.
11/1967
[Columbia 44362]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
109.
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
110.
02/1968
[Philips 40523]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
111.
03/1968
[Epic 10305]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
112.
04/1968
[Columbia 4-44457]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
113.
04/1968
114.
05/1968
[MGM 13931]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
115.
06/1968
[Epic 10319]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
116.
07/1968
[Epic 10350]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
117.
10/1968
[Colgems 1031]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
118.
11/1968
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
119.
[Atlantic 45-2606]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
120.
04/1969
[Warner 7280]
written by Gerry Goffin
, Carole King &
Jerry Fuller
121.
05/1969
[Kapp 997]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
122.
11/1969
[Capitol 2668]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
123.
[Capitol 2699]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
124.
04/1970
[Capitol 2767]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
125.
04/1970
[All Platinum 2316]
written by
George Kerr , Carole King & Gerry Goffin
126.
08/1970
[Columbia 45204]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
127.
10/1970
Christmas [Columbia 45230]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
128.
10/1970
[Capitol 2938]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
129.
11/1970
[Liberty 56208]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
130.
131.
06/1971
[Entrance 7501]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
132.
08/1971
[MGM 14285]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
133.
08/1971
[Royal American 35]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
134.
08/1971
B side Smackwater Jack charted from 4 september 1971
[Ode 66019]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
135.
11/1971
[MGM 14322]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
136.
[Atlantic 2851]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
137.
03/1972
R written by Carole King, Gerry Goffin
, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
138.
07/1972
R written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
139.
10/1972
R written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
140.
12/1972
[Columbia 45729]
written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Gerry Goffin
, Carole King & Phil Spector
141.
12/1972
[Ode 66030]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
142.
[Mercury 73426]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
143.
11/1973
144.
12/1973
[Neighborhood 4213]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
145.
as Grand Funk
produced by Todd Rundgren
[Capitol 3840]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
146.
06/1974
[Epic 11134]
written by Gerry Goffin
, Carole King & Jerry Wexler
147.
[Capitol 4019]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
148.
10/1975
149.
11/1975
[Epic 50158]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
150.
[Tom Cat 10454]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
151.
02/1976
[Arista 0161]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
152.
05/1976
[Ode 66123]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
153.
06/1976
[Phantom 10566]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
154.
08/1976
B side Music Is My Life charted in the US Hot 100 from 28/8/76
[Capitol 4312]
written by Carole King, Gerry Goffin
&
Alan Gordon
155.
10/1976
[Buddah 544]
written by Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin
156.
[All Platinum 2367]
written by
Donnie Elbert , Carole King & Gerry Goffin
157.
05/1977
158.
[Columbia 10749]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
159.
08/1978
160.
[Columbia 11005]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
161.
08/1979
[A&M 2169]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
162.
09/1979
written by Jerry Goffin
& Carole King
163.
11/1979
written by Carole King, Gerry Goffin
& Ritchie Cordell
164.
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
165.
05/1980
[Capitol 4864]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
166.
05/1980
[Capitol 4869]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Michael Masser
167.
[EPI 1541]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
168.
03/1981
[Motown 1508]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Michael Masser
169.
05/1981
[Liberty/Curb 1408]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Jack Keller
170.
08/1981
written by Gerry Goffin
& Michael Masser
171.
written by Barry Mann & Gerry Goffin
172.
[Capitol 5242]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Michael Masser
173.
[Elektra 69697]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Michael Masser
174.
[Capitol 5436]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
175.
06/1985
[Arista 9381]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Michael Masser
176.
08/1985
[Warner 28963]
written by Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin
177.
178.
06/1986
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
179.
09/1986
R written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
180.
R [Amherst 311]
written by Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin
181.
07/1987
182.
08/1987
written by Scott Cutler, Gerry Goffin
&
Toni C.
183.
08/1987
[Compleat 176]
written by Gerald Goffin
& Carole King
184.
written by Gerry Goffin
& Michael Masser
185.
05/1988
[Chrysalis 43237]
written by Scott Cutler & Gerry Goffin
186.
06/1988
[Hub 46]
written by Carole King & Gerald Goffin
187.
08/1988
produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[Geffen 7-27752]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
188.
08/1988
[Amherst 324]
written by Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin
189.
[Cypress 0019]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
190.
04/1989
[EMI 50185]
written by Gerry Goffin
, Michael Masser &
Preston Glass 191.
10/1989
192.
11/1989
[EMI 50235]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Michael Masser
193.
12/1989
[Warner 22862]
written by Gerry Goffin
, Carole King & Jerry Wexler
194.
12/1989
[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Michael Masser
195.
196.
written by
Bo Gentry ,
Bobby Bloom , Ritchie Cordell,
Tommy James ,
Sam the Sham ,
Ivor Raymonde ,
Mike Hawker , Howard Greenfield,
Neil Sedaka ,
Gary Klein ,
Henry Hoffman , Gerry Goffin
, Carole King,
Giuseppe Cassia ,
Lally Stott ,
Bill Martin &
Phil Coulter
197.
07/1991
198.
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
199.
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
200.
09/1993
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
201.
10/1993
[Gasoline Alley 54738]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
202.
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
203.
03/1994
[Elektra LP Cut]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
204.
05/1994
205.
[Uptown/MCA 55134]
written by Gerry Goffin
, Carole King & Jerry Wexler
206.
11/1995
207.
12/1995
[Promotional-only release]
[Lava LP Cut]
written by Gerry Goffin
, Carole King & Jerry Wexler
208.
[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
209.
210.
written by Barry Goldberg & Gerald Goffin
211.
212.
[Atlantic LP Cut]
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
213.
R written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
214.
08/2011
R: Amy Winehouse's death written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
215.
12/2011
R written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
216.
R: Whitney Houston's death written by Gerry Goffin
& Michael Masser
217.
10/2012
written by Gerry Goffin
& Carole King
218.