| Drive South | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Forester Sisters with The Bellamy Brothers |
| Album: | Come Hold Me |
| B-Side: | "You Can't Have a Good Time Without Me" |
| Released: | April 14, 1990 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 4:02 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. Nashville 19874 |
| Producer: | Wendy Waldman |
| Chronology: | The Forester Sisters |
| Prev Title: | Leave It Alone |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | Nothing's Gonna Bother Me Tonight |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"Drive South" is a song written by John Hiatt, and recorded by him on his 1988 album Slow Turning.[1] The song was later recorded by Kelly Willis on her 1990 debut album, Well Travelled Love. Neither versions were released as singles.
In 1990, The Forester Sisters recorded the song with guest vocals from The Bellamy Brothers. This version appeared on the Forester Sisters' album Come Hold Me.[2] It charted on both the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in the United States and the RPM Country Tracks charts in Canada.
| Drive South | |
| Cover: | Bogguss - Drive South cd single.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Suzy Bogguss |
| Album: | Voices in the Wind |
| B-Side: | "In the Day" |
| Released: | December 5, 1992 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:10 |
| Label: | Liberty 56786 |
| Producer: | Suzy Bogguss Jimmy Bowen |
| Prev Title: | Letting Go |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | Heartache |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
In 1992, Suzy Bogguss recorded the song for her album Voices in the Wind, her first release on Liberty Records. The song served as the first single release from the album. It was Bogguss's highest-peaking single, reaching number 2 on the country music charts in early 1993 (having been blocked from #1 by Lorrie Morgan's "What Part of No").[3] It also reached number 94 on the UK pop chart in July 1993.[4] Bogguss's version also had a music video, directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions.[5]
| Chart (1993) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 76 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 49 |