Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
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| "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" | ||||
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| Single by Joe South | ||||
| from the album Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?[1] | ||||
| B-side | "Hearts Desire" | |||
| Released | August 1969 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe South | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe South | |||
| Joe South singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" is a 1969 song by Joe South. South was also producer and arranger of the track and of its B-side, "Hearts Desire." The single was credited to "Joe South and the Believers"; the Believers included his brother Tommy South and his sister-in-law Barbara South.
"Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" became a hit on the Pop, Country, and Adult Contemporary charts of both the U.S. and Canada. It was also a Top 20 hit in Australia.[2]
Chart history[edit]
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Go-Set)[3] | 14 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 42 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 18 |
| Canada RPM Country | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 41 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Country | 27 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [5] | 47 |
Brook Benton cover[edit]
| "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" | ||||
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| Single by Brook Benton | ||||
| from the album Homestyle[6] | ||||
| B-side | "I've Gotta Be Me" | |||
| Released | May 1970 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Label | Cotillion | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe South | |||
| Brook Benton singles chronology | ||||
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Brook Benton covered "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" in 1970. It is a track on his Homestyle LP. Benton's rendition reached #45 in the U.S. and #41 in Canada.[7] His version also reached number four on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.
The B-side, "I've Gotta Be Me," was taken from his previous album, Brook Benton Today.
Chart history[edit]
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Go-Set)[8] | 13 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[7] | 41 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B | 31 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9] | 48 |
References[edit]
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 22 November 1969". Archived from the original on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ a b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 18, 1969". Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-07-04. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 8 November 1969". Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 27, 1970". Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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