"Up on the Roof" is a song written by #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing and recorded in 1962 by #TheDrifters. Released late that year, the disc became a major hit in early 1963, reaching number 5 on the #USPopSinglesChart and number 4 on the #USRAndBSinglesChart. In the UK it was a top-ten success for singer #KennyLynch, whose version was also released in 1962.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg--coIwD8I

"I'll Meet You Halfway" is a song written by #WesFarrell and #GerryGoffin and recorded by #ThePartridgeFamily for their 1971 album, #UpToDate. It went to No.4 on the #AdultContemporaryChart and reached No.9 on #TheBillboardHot100 in 1971. On the New Zealand Listener Chart it reached No. 13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvuLUX1CbVY

"Smackwater Jack" is a song written by #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing. It was first released on King's 1971 album #Tapestry and then on the second single from that album, along with "#SoFarAway", charting at number 14 on the #Billboard Hot 100. It was subsequently covered by many artists, most famously by #QuincyJones as the title song of his 1971 album Smackwater Jack. #RollingStone critic #JonLandau described "Smackwater Jack" as an "uptempo #shuffle".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU2-5hZEFgQ

"Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" is a #romanticBallad written by lyricist #GerryGoffin with #MichaelMasser and recorded by #PeaboBryson and #RobertaFlack for their 1983 album of #duets, #BornToLove, issued as the lead single. The track—produced by Masser—became a million-selling international hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXKbVNVa72o

"Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" is a #doowop style #noveltySong from 1961 by the American songwriter #BarryMann, who wrote it with #GerryGoffin. It was originally released as a single on the #ABCParamount label (10237).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmFSEP05yyg

"Take Good Care of My Baby" is a song written by #CaroleKing and #GerryGoffin. The song was made famous by American singer #BobbyVee, when it was released in 1961.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiUgZcHjayA

On 11 Feb 1939: #GerryGoffin, American Hall of Fame pop and rock lyricist ("Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; "Up On The Roof"; "Pleasant Valley Sunday"), married to Carole King, 1959-69, born in Queens, New York City (d. 2014).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊

"Up on the Roof" is a song written by #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing and recorded in 1962 by #TheDrifters. Released late that year, the disc became a major hit in early 1963, reaching number 5 on the #USPopSinglesChart and number 4 on the #USRAndBSinglesChart. In the UK it was a top-ten success for singer #KennyLynch, whose version was also released in 1962.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9aFREgYzEY

"Go Away Little Girl" is a popular song written by #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing. It was first recorded by #BobbyVee for Liberty Records on March 28, 1962. The lyrics consist of a young man asking a young attractive woman to stay away from him, so that he will not be tempted to betray his steady girlfriend by kissing her. The song is notable for making the American Top 20 three times: for #SteveLawrence in 1963 (US number 1), for #TheHappenings in 1966 (US number 12.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9l--WWFwMg