Joe South

Songs Written by Joe SouthTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for "Games People Play" and was again nominated for the award in 1972 for "Rose Garden". == Career == South had met and was encouraged by Bill Lowery, an Atlanta music publisher and radio personality. He began his recording career in Atlanta... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Joe South first charted in 1962 with Untie Me.The artist placed 28 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 4 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 13 UK Top‑75 entries, including 4 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.On US Country the artist achieved 6 Top‑10s, 2 of which went to number‑one.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Rose Garden - #2: I Beg Your Pardon - #3: Games People Play - #4: Hush - #5: Yo-Yo
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  The Tams
1.
10/1962

Untie Me
The Tams

24 pts
60
US






12
R&B






[Arlen 11]
written by Joe South greentick
  Buddy Knox
2.
02/1964

Hitchhike Back to Georgia
Buddy Knox

3 pts
114
US














as Buddy Knox and The Rhythm Orchids
[Liberty 55650]
written by Joe South greentick
  The Tams
3.
11/1964

Silly Little Girl
The Tams

7 pts
87
US














[ABC-Paramount 10601]
written by Joe South greentick
  Billy Joe Royal
4.
07/1965

Down in the Boondocks
Billy Joe Royal

from Down in the Boondocks   
115 pts
9
US












38
UK
[Columbia 43305]
written by Joe South greentick
5.
09/1965

I Knew You When
Billy Joe Royal

from Down in the Boondocks   
69 pts
14
US














[Columbia 43390]
written by Joe South greentick
6.
12/1965

I've Got to Be Somebody
Billy Joe Royal

from Down in the Boondocks   
23 pts
38
US














[Columbia 43465]
written by Joe South greentick
  Ray Stevens
7.
12/1965

Party People
Ray Stevens

3 pts
130
US














[Monument 911]
written by Joe South greentick
  Billy Joe Royal
8.
02/1966

It's a Good Time
Billy Joe Royal

3 pts
104
US














[Columbia 43538]
written by Joe South greentick
9.
05/1966

Heart's Desire
Billy Joe Royal

7 pts
88
US














[Columbia 43622]
written by Joe South greentick
  Classics IV
10.
09/1966

Pollyanna
Classics IV

3 pts
106
US














as The Classics
[Capitol 5710]
written by Joe South greentick
  Billy Joe Royal
11.
12/1966

Yo-Yo
Billy Joe Royal

3 pts
117
US














[Columbia 43883]
written by Joe South greentick
12.
06/1967

These Are Not My People
Billy Joe Royal

4 pts
113
US














[Columbia 44103]
written by Joe South greentick
13.
06/1967

The Greatest Love
Billy Joe Royal

4 pts
117
US














US B side to These Are Not My People
[Columbia 44103]
written by Joe South greentick
Hush
14.
09/1967

Hush
Billy Joe Royal

16 pts
52
US














[Columbia 44277]
written by Joe South greentick
  Joe South
Birds of a Feather
15.
01/1968

Birds of a Feather
Joe South greentick

from Introspect   
4 pts
106
US














[Capitol 2060]
written by Joe South greentick
  Deep Purple
Hush
16.
07/1968

Hush
Deep Purple

from Shades of Deep Purple   Shades of Deep Purple
161 pts
4
US












58
UK
[Tetragrammaton 1503]
written by Joe South greentick
  James & Bobby Purify
17.
12/1968

Untie Me
James & Bobby Purify

2 pts








47
R&B






[Bell 751]
written by Joe South greentick
  Joe South
18.
01/1969

#3  Games People Play
Joe South greentick

from Games People Play   
195 pts
12
US












6
UK
Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1970
[Capitol 2248]
written by Joe South greentick
  Billy Harner
19.
01/1969

She's Almost You
Billy Harner

3 pts
121
US














[Open 1253]
written by Joe South greentick
  Dorsey Burnette
20.
01/1969

The Greatest Love
Dorsey Burnette

11 pts
67
US














[Liberty 56087]
written by Joe South greentick
  Johnny Rivers
21.
02/1969

These Are Not My People
Johnny Rivers

15 pts
55
US














[Imperial 66360]
written by Joe South greentick
  King Curtis
22.
03/1969

Games People Play
King Curtis

from Instant Groove   
3 pts
116
US














as King Curtis & The Kingpins
[Atco 6664]
written by Joe South greentick
  Donald Height
23.
03/1969

Games People Play
Donald Height

2 pts








47
R&B






[Jubilee 5648]
written by Joe South greentick
  Freddy Weller
24.
04/1969

Games People Play
Freddy Weller

from Games People Play   
20 pts




2
ctry










[Columbia 4-44800]
written by Joe South greentick
  Dobie Gray
25.
05/1969

Rose Garden
Dobie Gray

3 pts
119
US














[White Whale 300]
written by Joe South greentick
  Joe South
26.
05/1969

Leanin' on You
Joe South greentick

from Games People Play   
4 pts
104
US














[Capitol 2491]
written by Joe South greentick
Birds of a Feather
27.
07/1969

Birds of a Feather
Joe South greentick

from Introspect   
6 pts
96
US














R
[Capitol 2532]
written by Joe South greentick
  Freddy Weller
28.
07/1969

These Are Not My People
Freddy Weller

from Games People Play   
18 pts
113
US


5
ctry










[Columbia 4-44916]
written by Joe South greentick
  Bert Kaempfert
29.
08/1969

Games People Play
Bert Kaempfert

4 pts


30
AC












instrumental
[Decca 732518]
written by Joe South greentick
  Joe South
Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
30.
08/1969

Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
Joe South greentick

from Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?   
33 pts
41
US
16
AC
27
ctry










as Joe South and The Believers
[Capitol 2592]
written by Joe South greentick
  Penny DeHaven
31.
11/1969

Down in the Boondocks
Penny DeHaven

3 pts




37
ctry










[Imperial 66421]
written by Joe South greentick
  Freddy Weller
32.
11/1969

Down in the Boondocks
Freddy Weller

from Listen to the Young Folks   
4 pts




25
ctry










[Columbia 4-45026]
written by Joe South greentick
  Joe South
Walk a Mile in My Shoes
33.
01/1970

Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Joe South greentick

from Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?   
100 pts
12
US
3
AC
56
ctry










as Joe South and The Believers
[Capitol 2704]
written by Joe South greentick
  Della Reese
34.
01/1970

Games People Play
Della Reese

from Black Is Beautiful   
3 pts
121
US














[Avco Embassy 4515]
written by Joe South greentick
  Joe South
Children
35.
03/1970

Children
Joe South greentick

from Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?   
20 pts
51
US
32
AC












[Capitol 2755]
written by Joe South greentick
  Willie Hightower
Walk a Mile in My Shoes
36.
04/1970

Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Willie Hightower

9 pts
107
US






26
R&B






[Fame 1465]
written by Joe South greentick
  Brook Benton
Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
37.
05/1970

Don't It Make You Want to Go Home
Brook Benton

from Home Style   
42 pts
45
US
4
AC




31
R&B






with The Dixie Flyers
[Cotillion 44078]
written by Joe South greentick
  Roy Drusky
38.
09/1970

All My Hard Times
Roy Drusky

from All My Hard Times   
10 pts




9
ctry










[Mercury 73111]
written by Joe South greentick
  Lynn Anderson
39.
11/1970

#1  Rose Garden
Lynn Anderson

from Rose Garden   
350 pts
3
US
5
AC
1
ctry








3
UK
[Columbia 4-45252]
written by Joe South greentick
  New World
40.
02/1971

Rose Garden
New World

67 pts














15
UK
written by Joe South greentick
  Sandie Shaw
41.
03/1971

Rose Garden
Sandie Shaw

16 pts














51
UK
written by Joe South greentick
  Lynn Anderson
How Can I Unlove You
42.
08/1971

How Can I Unlove You
Lynn Anderson

from How Can I Unlove You   
42 pts
63
US
30
AC
1
ctry










[Columbia 4-45429]
written by Joe South greentick
  Paul Revere & The Raiders
Birds of a Feather
43.
09/1971

Birds of a Feather
Paul Revere & The Raiders

from Indian Reservation   
60 pts
23
US
11
AC












as The Raiders
[Columbia 4-45453]
written by Joe South greentick
  The Osmonds
44.
09/1971

#5  Yo-Yo
The Osmonds

from Phase-III   
167 pts
3
US














[MGM 14295]
written by Joe South greentick
  Joe Simon
45.
09/1971

All My Hard Times
Joe Simon

from The Sounds of Simon   
12 pts
93
US






26
R&B






B side to Georgia Blue
[Spring 118]
written by Joe South greentick
  Joe South
Fool Me
46.
11/1971

Fool Me
Joe South greentick

9 pts
78
US














[Capitol 3204]
written by Joe South greentick
  Lynn Anderson
Fool Me
47.
10/1972

Fool Me
Lynn Anderson

from Listen to a Country Song   
21 pts
101
US


4
ctry










[Columbia 4-45692]
written by Joe South greentick
  Johnny Cash
Children
48.
04/1973

Children
Johnny Cash

from The Gospel Road   
4 pts




30
ctry










[Columbia 4-45786]
written by Joe South greentick
  Jeannie C. Riley
Hush
49.
07/1973

Hush
Jeannie C. Riley

from Just Jeannie   
2 pts




51
ctry










[MGM 14554]
written by Joe South greentick
  Blue Swede
50.
02/1975

Hush/I'm Alive
Blue Swede

13 pts
61
US














[EMI 4029]
written by Joe South greentick, Tommy James & Peter Lucia
  Johnny Nash
Birds of a Feather
51.
02/1977

Birds of a Feather
Johnny Nash

16 pts














51
UK
written by Joe South greentick
  Linda Ronstadt
52.
12/1982

I Knew You When
Linda Ronstadt

from Get Closer   Get Closer
35 pts
37
US
29
AC
84
ctry








90
UK
[Asylum 69853]
written by Joe South greentick
  Billy Joe Royal
53.
02/1987

Old Bridges Burn Slow
Billy Joe Royal

from Looking Ahead   
8 pts




11
ctry










[Atlantic America 99485]
written by Joe South greentick, Jerry Meaders & Sanford Brown
  Butch Baker
54.
05/1987

Don't It Make You Wanta Go Home
Butch Baker

1 pts




51
ctry










[Mercury 888543]
written by Joe South greentick
  Deep Purple
Hush
55.
06/1988

Hush
Deep Purple

from Nobody's Perfect   Nobody's Perfect
14 pts










44
rock


62
UK
[re-recording]
written by Joe South greentick
  Kon Kan
I Beg Your Pardon
56.
12/1988

#2  I Beg Your Pardon
Kon Kan

from Move to Move   Move to Move
219 pts
15
US




3
dance






5
UK
[Atlantic 88969]
written by Barry Harris & Joe South greentick
  Inner Circle
57.
09/1994

Games People Play
Inner Circle

from Reggae Dancer   Reggae Dancer
19 pts
84
US












67
UK
[Big Beat 98235]
written by Joe South greentick
  DJ Bobo
Everybody
58.
09/1994

Everybody
DJ Bobo

from Dance with Me   Dance with Me
17 pts














47
UK
written by Daniel Peyer, Joe South greentick & René Baumann
  P.M. Dawn
Downtown Venus
59.
09/1995

Downtown Venus
P.M. Dawn

from Jesus Wept   Jesus Wept
21 pts
48
US










39
alt.


[Gee Street 4408]
written by Attrell Cordes & Joe South greentick
60.
09/1995

Downtown Venus / She Dreams Persistant Maybes
P.M. Dawn

from Jesus Wept   Jesus Wept
13 pts














58
UK
written by Attrell Cordes & Joe South greentick
  Kula Shaker
Hush
61.
03/1997

#4  Hush
Kula Shaker

from I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Album   
180 pts










19
rock


2
UK
written by Joe South greentick
  Jeremiah Freed
62.
03/2002

Again
Jeremiah Freed

from Jeremiah Freed   Jeremiah Freed
3 pts










36
rock




written by Joe South greentick, Nick Goodale, Jake Roche, Matt Cosby & Kerry Ryan
  Martina McBride
63.
08/2005

(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden
Martina McBride

from Timeless   Timeless
11 pts
98
US


18
ctry










[RCA 72618]
written by Joe South greentick
  Coldcut
Walk a Mile in My Shoes
64.
08/2006

Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Coldcut

from Sound Mirrors   Sound Mirrors
3 pts














103
UK
featuring Robert Owens
written by Joe South greentick
  Deep Purple
Hush
65.
04/2008

Hush
Deep Purple

3 pts














144
UK
R
written by Joe South greentick

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