"Whenever He Holds You" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Goldsboro | ||||
from the album The Bobby Goldsboro Album | ||||
B-side | "If She Was Mine" | |||
Released | 1964 | |||
Genre | Traditional pop | |||
Length | 2:14 | |||
Label | United Artists Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bobby Goldsboro [1] | |||
Producer(s) | Jack Gold | |||
Bobby Goldsboro singles chronology | ||||
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"Whenever He Holds You" is a song written and sung by Bobby Goldsboro, which he released in 1964. The song spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 39, while reaching No. 13 on Billboard 's Pop-Standard Singles chart, No. 41 on the Cash Box Top 100, and No. 28 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 39 |
US Billboard Pop-Standard Singles | 13 |
US Cash Box Top 100 | 41 |
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 28 |
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