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Billy Joe Royal took a Joe South song called "Down in the Boondocks," layered in enough echo to make a bat dizzy, and had a huge hit with it in the early '60s. With its wry awareness of American class dynamics and Royal's fervent, desperate lead vocal, the song holds up surprisingly well even in this new century. Unfortunately, the version of "Boondocks" found here is a re-recorded one, as are the versions of two other South songs that Royal took to the charts in the 1960s, "I Knew You When" and "Hush." Royal's voice is still impressively strong on these recent remakes, but the original recordings had a kind of freshness and punch that is lacking here.
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Release Date: | 04/26/2005 |
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Label: | Compendia |
UPC: | 0015095594525 |
catalogNumber: | 5945 |
Rank: | 3007 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Billy Joe Royal Primary ArtistBrian Barnett Drums
Mike Douchette Steel Guitar
Sonny Garrish Steel Guitar
Bill Hullett Electric Guitar
Clayton Ivey Keyboards
George Pendergrass Background Vocals
Ron Reynolds Percussion,Electric Guitar
Bob Wray Bass
Russell Terrell Background Vocals
Larry Beard Acoustic Guitar
Technical Credits
Pal Rakes ComposerBilly Joe Royal Composer
Dobie Gray Composer
Joe South Composer
Johnny Tillotson Composer
George Davis Composer
Don Goodman Composer
Nelson Larkin Composer,Producer,Audio Production
Clyde Otis Composer
Bud Reneau Composer
Randy Scruggs Composer
George Collier Executive Producer
Lee Diamond Composer
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