"What songwriting partnership, wrote more than 20 hit records, with several of their songs becoming number 1 hits on both sides of the Atlantic, including ""Take good care of my Baby"", ""Will you love me Tomorrow"" and ""The Loco-motion"" ?"
Gerry Goffin successful writing team. The partnership's breakthrough hit was "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", for which Goffin wrote the lyrics. The song was recorded by the Shirelles and went to number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in January 1961. Goffin and King formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the period, with hit songs including: "Take Good Care of My Baby" (a hit for Bobby Vee), "Halfway to Paradise" (Tony Orlando, Billy Fury), "The Loco-Motion" (Little Eva, and later Grand Funk Railroad and Kylie Minogue), "Go Away Little Girl" (Steve Lawrence, and later Donny Osmond), "Don't Say Nothin'
Take Good Care of My Baby major hit internationally as well, reaching No. 1 in Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The song was ranked No. 12 on "Billboard"s "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year" and No. 23 on "Cash Box"s "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961". The song was the lead track on Bobby Vee's album, "Take Good Care of My Baby", which was released in 1962. Vee re-recorded the song as a ballad in 1972. He released under his real name, Robert Thomas Velline, on his 1972 album "Ain't Nothing Like a Sunny Day", and as a single in