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However Bill Lowery saw the hit potential of "Down in the Boondocks", personally visiting Los Angeles to pitch the track to major labels: after Warner Bros. and Capitol Records passed, Columbia Records released "Down in the Boondocks" [16] - backed by "Oh, What a Night" - in the spring of 1965. "Down in the Boondocks" "broke out" at WCPO in ...
Down in the Boondocks is the second studio album by Billy Joe Royal released in 1965, the same year as his self-titled debut album.. There were three singles released from the album, all reaching the top 40: the title track (#9), "I Knew You When" (#14), and "I've Got to Be Somebody" (#38).
The recording was heard at Columbia Records, who offered Royal a singing contract in 1965 and released his version of the song, produced by South. [2] "Down in the Boondocks" remained his best-known song, reaching number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, [3] and number 38 in the UK. [4]
"I've Got to Be Somebody" is a song written by Joe South and was recorded by Billy Joe Royal for his 1965 album, Down in the Boondocks. [1] It was released as a single in December 1965 and the song reached #38 on The Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966. [2] The song reached #15 on the Canadian chart the same month. [3]
Down in the Boondocks, a 1965 album by Billy Joe Royal This page was last edited on 31 May 2009, at 06:06 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
"I Knew You When" was first recorded by Billy Joe Royal for his 1965 studio album, Down in the Boondocks. The song reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of November 6, 1965. [1] The song went to No. 1 on the Canadian music chart in November 1965. [2]
Bob Dylan’s iconic performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival brings James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” to its culmination, with Timothée Chalamet singing and not lip-synching Dylan ...
1965 "Down in the Boondocks" 9 1 10 Down in the Boondocks "I Knew You When" 14 1 55 1966 "I've Got to Be Somebody" 38 15 — "It's a Good Time" 104 — — — "Heart's Desire" 88 56 — Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush "Campfire Girls" 91 68 — — 1967 "Yo-Yo" 117 28 — Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush "These Are Not My People" 113 — —