Southtown U.S.A. Explained

Southtown U.S.A.
Type:	single
Artist:	The Dixiebelles with Cornbread and Jerry
Album:	Down At Papa Joe's
B-Side:	Why Don't You Set Me Free
Released:	1963
Label:	Sound Stage 7^[1]
Prev Title:	(Down at) Papa Joe's
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	New York Town
Next Year:	1964

"Southtown U.S.A." is a song released by The Dixiebelles in late 1963.^[2] The song spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching No. 15,^{[1] [3]} while reaching No. 20 on the Cash Box Top 100,^[4] and No. 18 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.^[5]

Chart performance

Chart (1964)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	15
US Cash Box Top 100	20
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade	18

Cover versions

• In 1964, Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra released a version of the song on the album Early Hits of 1964.^[6] The song was released as a single in 1970, and reached No. 37 on Billboards Easy Listening chart.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. [Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]
2. "Late Single Spotlights", Billboard, December 28, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
3. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1964-02-22 The Hot 100 - Week of February 22, 1964
4. "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, February 15, 1964. p. 4. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
5. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - Week of February 17, 1964 . 2016-12-27 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107224103/http://www.1050chum.com/charts/chartview.aspx?img=19640217 . November 7, 2006 . CHUM. Chart No. 362.
6. "Album Reviews", Billboard, March 21, 1964. p. 56. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
7. "Easy Listening", Billboard, March 7, 1970. p. 52. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
8. https://www.billboard.com/artist/lawrence-welk-and-his-orchestra/chart-history/asi/ Adult Contemporary - Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra Southtown, U.S.A. Chart History