The album also landed on the Pop Albums chart, peaking at No. A great Country-Rock song written by Joe South, 'Games People Play' & 'Walk a Mile in My Shoes' and brilliantly sung by Billy Joe Royal with some of the greatest session musicians of the day. Joe, Futurama, The Quintessential Quintuplets. There were three singles released from the album, all reaching the top 40: the title track (#9), "I Knew You When" (#14), and "I've Got to Be Somebody" (#38). Poccora, Rainbow-Flyer, Chiba Toshirou, Kouri, Koyanagi Royal.
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Nevertheless his country career continued and he had hits with “I’ll Pin A Note On Your Pillow”, a revival of Aaron Neville’s “Tell It Like It Is”, and a duet of “Members Only” with Donna Fargo.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. In 1985 Royal was doing well with the country single “Burned Like A Rocket” for Atlantic’s new Nashville division, but after the space shuttle Challenger exploded any further airplay was out of the question. ' Down in the Boondocks ' is a song written by Joe South, and recorded by American artist Billy Joe Royal as his debut single. He was in the 1974 film Catch My Soul, a rock’n’roll version of Othello, the concept of Jack Good and the only film to be directed by Patrick McGoohan, of The Prisoner fame. (Reuters) - Billy Joe Royal, who scored a hit with Down in the Boondocks in 1965 and toured nearly continuously in the. In 1969 Royal returned to the American charts with “Cherry Hill Park” and also recorded “Heart’s Desire”, which became a Northern soul favourite. Billy Joe Royal - Down In The Boondocks Lyrics Down in the boondocks Down in the boondocks People put me down cause Thats the side of town I was born in. Down in the boondocks Down in the boondocks People put me down 'cause that's the side of town I was born in I love her, she loves me But I don't fit in her society Lord, have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks Every night I watch the lights from the house up on the hill I love a little girl that lives up there and I guess I always will But I don't dare knock on her door 'Cause her. On the final night of a huge package tour promoted by Dick Clark, each performer had to dress as another artist on the bill and Royal, Peter Asher and Tom Jones became the girl group, the Shirelles. Although Royal was born just north of Atlanta in Valdosta, Georgia, his rise to fame came from his performances in Savannah, according to Billboard.
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People put me down cause thats the side of town I was born in. Royal followed it with further South songs including the multi-tracked “I Knew You When”, and “Hush”, which became a US Top 10 for Deep Purple. Billy Joel Royal, a veteran country and pop singer perhaps best known for the song 'Down in the Boondocks,' died unexpectedly in his sleep on Tuesday at his home in North Carolina. CHORUS Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks.