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"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 ]
"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] In the UK, it hit No. 38 on the Record Retailer chart. [3] In Canada, it reached No. 1 on the RPM chart, on August 9, 1965. [4]
"Bring It On Home" was the highest, at number 4, and "Boondocks" reached number 9 in addition to achieving a gold certification as a single. [4] Besides these songs, an acoustic rendition of "Stay", a song from the group's self-titled debut, is included. According to the liner notes, Kimberly Roads was inspired to write "Lost" after her husband ...
John Shearer/Getty. Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, and Phillip Sweet of Little Big Town pose for the 2024 CMT Music Awards portraits at the Moody Center on April 07, 2024 in ...
The subject of the song is one Mary Hill, a girl who frequents the titular Cherry Hill Park. During the day she acts as a tease to the boys in the park but at night, when they return to the park, she “pleases” them, as noted in the barely disguised suggestive lyrics. However, she "married away" to a "man with money".
Asheru collaborated with Aaron McGruder to write and perform several songs for the TV series, The Boondocks, including the show's theme song. Asheru's contribution to the controversial episode "Return of the King" won the Peabody Award in 2006.
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 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]