The Very Best Of Billy Joe Royal The Columbia Years (1965
1972)

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Billy Joe Royal was one of the defining voices of Southern pop in the late 1960s, blending soulful delivery with radio-ready hooks under the guidance of legendary producer Joe South. This 23-track CD collects the cream of his Columbia Records output from 1965 to 1972, offering an authoritative overview of his commercial and artistic peak. The set opens with his breakthrough hit ‘Down In The Boondocks’ and ranges through fan favourites like the suggestive ‘Cherry Hill Park’ and his punchy cover of ‘Hush,’ later immortalised by Deep Purple. With deep cuts like ‘These Are Not My People’ and ‘Storybook Children’ alongside the hits, this CD makes a compelling case for Royal as one of the era’s most underrated pop talents…

1. Down In The Boondocks
2. I Knew You When
3. I’ve Got To Be Somebody
4. It’s A Good Time
5. Heart’s Desire
6. (You Better Go Join) The Campfire Girls
7. Yo-Yo
8. Everything Turned Blue
9. The Greatest Love
10. These Are Not My People
11. Hush
12. Don’t You Be Ashamed (To Call My Name)
13. Storybook Children
14. Gabriel
15. Nobody Loves You But Me
16. Cherry Hill Park
17. Me Without You
18. Every Night
19. (Don’t Let The Sun Set On You In) Tulsa
20. Poor Little Pearl
21. We Go Back
22. The Family
23. Child Of Mine