| Don't It Make You Want to Go Home | |
| Cover: | Don't_It_Make_You_Want_to_Go_Home_-_Joe_South.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Joe South |
| Album: | Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?[1] |
| B-Side: | Hearts Desire |
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| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Joe South |
| Prev Title: | Leaning on You |
| Prev Year: | 1969 |
| Next Title: | Walk a Mile in My Shoes |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
"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" 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.[2]
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Go-Set)[3] | 14 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 42 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 18 |
| Canada RPM Country | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 41 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Country | 27 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [5] | 47 |
| Don't It Make You Want to Go Home | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Brook Benton |
| Album: | Homestyle[6] |
| B-Side: | I've Gotta Be Me |
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| Label: | Cotillion |
| Prev Title: | My Way |
| Prev Year: | 1970 |
| Next Title: | Shoes |
| Next Year: | 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.[7] 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 (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Go-Set)[8] | 13 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 41 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B | 31 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9] | 48 |
