Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
"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" | ||||
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Single by Joe South | ||||
from the album Don't It Make You Want to Go Home? | ||||
B-side | "Hearts Desire" | |||
Released | August 1969 | |||
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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" 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.[1]
Chart history
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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Australia (Go-Set)[2] | 14 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 42 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 18 |
Canada RPM Country | 11 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 41 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 16 |
U.S. Billboard Country | 27 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [4] | 47 |
Brook Benton cover
"Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" | ||||
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Single by Brook Benton | ||||
from the album Homestyle | ||||
B-side | "I've Gotta Be Me" | |||
Released | May 1970 | |||
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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.[5] 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.
Other cover versions
Bobby Bare recorded the song on his 1970 LP, This Is Bare Country. It has also been covered by Jerry Reed, Al Green, Mel Tillis, Johnny Rodriguez, Glen Campbell, Dave Kirby, Henson Cargill, and The Persuasions.
TV performances
South performed the song with Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash and George Lindsey on The Johnny Cash Show in October 1970.
Glen Campbell and John Denver performed "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" on the Thank God I'm A Country Boy variety special in 1977.
References
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)
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(help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. - Go-Set National Top 40, 22 November 1969
- 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.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-07-04. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- Go-Set National Top 40, November 8, 1969
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-07-04. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 27, 1970". Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2018.