Down in the Boondocks (album)

Down in the Boondocks

Studio album by Billy Joe Royal

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Billy Joe Royal chronology

Billy Joe Royal
(1965)

Down in the Boondocks
(1965)

Billy Joe Royal Featuring Hush
(1967)

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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 album title track (#9), "I Knew You When" (#14) and "I've Got to Be Somebody" (#38). The album also landed on the Pop Albums chart, peaking at #96.

Track listing

"Down in the Boondocks" (Joe South)
"I Knew You When" (Joe South)
"My Fondest Memories" (Joe South)
"I've Got to Be Somebody" (Joe South)
"Oh, What a Night" (Marvin Junior, Johnny Funches)
"Leaning on You"
"Heartaches and Teardrops" (M. Cooper, Ray Whitley)
"Funny How Time Slips Away" (Willie Nelson)
"Those Railroad Tracks in Between"
"King of Fools" (Tommy Roe)
"Steal Away" (Jimmy Hughes)
"Pollyanna" (Joe South)

References

↑ Allmusic Review

Billy Joe Royal

Studio albums	Billy Joe Royal Down in the Boondocks Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush Cherry Hill Park Billy Joe Royal Looking Ahead The Royal Treatment Tell It Like It Is Out of the Shadows

Other albums	Greatest Hits The Very Best Of Billy Joe Royal - The Columbia Years (1965-1972)

Singles	"Down in the Boondocks" "I Knew You When" "I've Got to Be Somebody" "It's a Good Time" "Heart's Desire" "Campfire Girls" "Yo-Yo" "These Are Not My People" "The Greatest Love" "Hush" "Storybook Children" "Cherry Hill Park" "Every Night" "Tulsa" "Poor Little Pearl" "Under the Boardwalk" "Burned Like a Rocket" "Boardwalk Angel" "I Miss You Already" "Old Bridges Burn Slow" "Members Only" (with Donna Fargo) "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" "Out of Sight and on My Mind" "It Keeps Right On Hurtin'" "Tell It Like It Is" "Love Has No Right" "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" "Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue" "A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be" "If the Jukebox Took Teardrops" "I'm Okay (And Gettin' Better)" "Hard Rock to Roll"

B-Sides	"Oh, What a Night" "Steal Away" (A-Side) "You Make Me Feel Like A Man" "Don't Wait Up For Me Mama" (A-Side) "Deep Inside Me" "Should I Come Back" "We Tried" "Bed Of Roses" "Watching From The Bandstand" "Just Between Me And You" "Helping Hand" (A-Side) "The Lady Lives To Love" "Lonely Loving You" "Boardwalk Angel" "Another Endless Night" (A-Side) "A Place For The Heartache" "I Was Losing You" "Cross My Heart And Hope To Cry" (A-Side) "How Could You Leave Me"

Cover Songs	"Amanda" "Bring It On Home to Me" "Child of Mine" "Crying" "Funny How Time Slips Away" "I'm Sorry" "Kiss and Say Goodbye" "Making Believe" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Solitary Man" "Spanish Harlem" "Stand by Me" "To Love Somebody"

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