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Billy Joe Royal (April 3, 1942 – October 6, 2015) [1] was an American country soul singer. [2] His most successful record was " Down in the Boondocks " in 1965. Life and career
Billy Joe Royal was an American country soul [1] artist. His discography consists of 14 studio albums and 37 singles . Of his 37 singles, 16 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 between 1965 and 1978 and 15 charted on the U.S.'s Billboard Hot Country Songs between 1985 and 1992.
Greatest Hits is the second compilation album by American country pop artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released on February 12, 1991 via Atlantic Records . The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
"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]
It became a popular hit in 1965 when recorded by American pop and country singer Billy Joe Royal. There have also been several other hit cover versions of this song, including by Donny Osmond and Linda Ronstadt .
It was first recorded by Billy Joe Royal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring "Hush". Versions by South himself and Dobie Gray appeared shortly after the original. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969. In 1970, Lynn Anderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing Joe South's version. However, Anderson's ...
The qualified success of "Hush" was sufficient to allow for the release of Royal's second album Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush. "Hush" did afford Billy Joe Royal a one-off hit on the European continent, reaching #12 on the German singles chart and becoming a Top Ten hit in Belgium (#1), the Netherlands (#5) and Switzerland (#2). [7]
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