Billy Joe Royal

Drift Away

Billy Joe Royal - Drift Away

09/11/2001

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All Music Guide Review

Billy Joe Royal is best known, at least to rock fans, for his country-tinged mid-'60s hit "Down in the Boondocks." Penned and produced by Joe South, "Boondocks" features a churchy echo and a born-on the-wrong-side-of-town theme that makes it an effective track even 40 years later. The song is included here, as are two other Joe South tunes: "Rose Garden" and the organ-led "I Got to Be Somebody," which was also a hit for Royal. The balance of the collection is made up of cover songs, including a trio of Drifters hits ("Spanish Harlem," "Stand by Me," and "Under the Boardwalk") that are surprisingly suited to Royal's country-soul approach. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Drift Away Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Rose Garden
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Rose Garden from Drift Away


  • 2
  • I Got to Be Somebody
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for I Got to Be Somebody from Drift Away


  • 3
  • Down in the Boondocks
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Down in the Boondocks from Drift Away


  • 4
  • Lavender Blue
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for Lavender Blue from Drift Away


  • 5
  • Spanish Harlem
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Spanish Harlem from Drift Away


  • 6
  • Stand by Me
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Stand by Me from Drift Away


  • 7
  • Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head from Drift Away


  • 8
  • Up on the Roof
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for Up on the Roof from Drift Away


  • 9
  • Drift Away
  • 3:43
  • Sound Clip for Drift Away from Drift Away


  • 10
  • Nobody But You
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Nobody But You from Drift Away


  • 11
  • On Broadway
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for On Broadway from Drift Away


  • 12
  • If I Could
  • 3:50
  • Sound Clip for If I Could from Drift Away


  • 13
  • To Love Somebody
  • 4:45
  • Sound Clip for To Love Somebody from Drift Away


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