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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"
Single by Joe South
from the album Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?
B-side"Hearts Desire"
ReleasedAugust 1969 (1969-08)
Genre
  • Country
  • easy listening
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Joe South
Producer(s)Joe South
Joe South singles chronology
"Leaning on You"
(1969)		 "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home"
(1969)		 "Walk a Mile in My Shoes"
(1970)

"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
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"
Single by Brook Benton
from the album Homestyle
B-side"I've Gotta Be Me"
ReleasedMay 1970 (1970-05)
Genre
  • R&B
  • easy listening
LabelCotillion
Songwriter(s)Joe South
Brook Benton singles chronology
"My Way"
(1970)		 "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home"
(1970)		 "Shoes"
(1970)

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.


Chart history


Chart (1970) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set)[6] 13
Canada RPM Top Singles[5] 41
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 45
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 4
U.S. Billboard R&B 31
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[7] 48

References


  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. "Go-Set Australian charts - 22 November 1969". Archived from the original on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  3. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 18, 1969". Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970-07-04. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  6. "Go-Set Australian charts - 8 November 1969". Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  7. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 27, 1970". Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2018.



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