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"Down in the Boondocks" is a song written by Joe South, and first recorded by American artist Billy Joe Royal as his debut single. It was a hit in 1965, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [ 2 ]
Down in the Boondocks", a hit song from the 1965 titular album by Billy Joe Royal "Boondocks", a song by Little Big Town from their 2005 album The Road to Here. The Boondocks, a comic strip and the adult animated sitcom adapted from it. The Boondock Saints, a 1999 American vigilante action thriller film written and directed by Troy Duffy
Royal was a friend of performer and songwriter Joe South, and recorded what was intended as a demo of South's song "Down in the Boondocks". 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 may refer to: "Down in the Boondocks" (song), a 1965 song by Billy Joe Royal; Down in the Boondocks, a 1965 album by Billy Joe Royal
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).
Billy Joe Royal recorded five South songs: "Down in the Boondocks" (also covered in 1969 by Penny DeHaven), "I Knew You When" (later a hit for Donny Osmond, and Linda Ronstadt), "Yo-Yo" (later a hit for The Osmonds), "Hush" (later a hit for Deep Purple, "Somebody's Image" with Russell Morris, and Kula Shaker), and "Rose Garden", a country and ...
"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]
"Boondocks" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music group Little Big Town. It was released in May 2005 as the first single from their second studio album The Road to Here . It became their first Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. [ 1 ]