Variety reports that Primary Wave has bought a ‘sizeable’ stake in the music publishing catalog of prolific songwriter Gerry Goffin. The deal includes a number of songs Goffin co-wrote with Carole King such as the No.1 hit Take Good Care of My Baby, The Loco-Motion, and Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow which was famously recorded by the Shirelles in 1961. The deal also encompasses several songs Goffin wrote with other songwriters such as Russ Titelman, Barry Goldberg, and Michael Masser which include the Oscar nominated Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) and the Golden Globe nominated So Sad the Song.
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