I've Got to Be Somebody
| "I've Got to Be Somebody" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Billy Joe Royal | ||||
| from the album Down in the Boondocks | ||||
| B-side | "You Make Me Feel Like A Man" | |||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records 43465 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe South | |||
| Billy Joe Royal singles chronology | ||||
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"I've Got to Be Somebody" is a song written by Joe South and was recorded by Billy Joe Royal for his 1965 album, Down in the Boondocks.[1] It was released as a single in December 1965 and the song reached #38 on The Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966.[2] The song reached #15 on the Canadian chart the same month.[3]
Joe South later released a version of the song.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Billy Joe Royal, Down in the Boondocks Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ Billy Joe Royal Charting Singles Retrieved September 22, 2012
- ^ Top Singles - Volume 4, No. 20, January 10 1966 Retrieved September 22, 2012.
- ^ Joe South, Goin Up The Country Retrieved September 22, 2012.
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