Down in the Boondocks is the second studio album by Billy Joe Royal

Billy Joe Royal

Billy Joe Royal is an American singer.-Biography:Born in Valdosta and raised in Marietta in 1942, Royal became a local star at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s...

 released in 1965, the same year as his self-titled debut album.

There were three singles released from the album. The title track was first, and broke the top 10 with a #9 performance. The other singles fared slightly worse: "I Knew You When" reached #14 and "I've Got to Be Somebody" (1966) reached #38.

The album also landed on the Pop Albums chart, reaching #96.

Track listing

1. "Down in the Boondocks" (J. South
   Joe South
   Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
   
   )
2. "I Knew You When" (J. South
   Joe South
   Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
   
   )
3. "My Fondest Memories" (J. South
   Joe South
   Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
   
   )
4. "I've Got to Be Somebody" (J. South
   Joe South
   Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
   
   )
5. "Oh What a Night"
6. "Leaning on You"
7. "Heartaches and Teardrops" (M. Cooper, R. Whitley)
8. "Funny How Time Slips Away
   Funny How Time Slips Away
   "Funny How Time Slips Away" is a song written by Willie Nelson and also performed by Willie Nelson. The song was included as a track on Willie Nelson's 1962, debut album, And Then I Wrote.-Cover versions:...
   
   " (W. Nelson
   Willie Nelson
   Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
   
   )
9. "Those Railroad Tracks in Between"
10. "King of Fools" (T. Roe
    Tommy Roe
    Tommy Roe is an American pop music singer-songwriter.Best-remembered for his hits "Sheila" and "Dizzy" , critic Bill Dahl wrote that Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late 1960s, but Roe cut some pretty decent rockers along the way, especially early in his...
    
    )
11. "Steal Away" (J. Hughes
    Jimmy Hughes (singer)
    Jimmy Hughes is an American former rhythm and blues singer, whose biggest successes in the mid 1960s, notably his hit "Steal Away", were important in the early development of the Muscle Shoals music industry.-Life and career:...
    
    )
12. "Pollyanna" (J. South
    Joe South
    Joe South is a multi-talented American singer-songwriter and guitarist.-Career:...
    
    )

AllMusic lists the track order differently (see talk page):

1. "Pollyanna"
2. "Leaning On You"
3. "Heartaches And Teardrops"
4. "Funny How Time Slips Away"
5. "My Fondest Memories"
6. "Down In The Boondocks"
7. "I Knew You When"
8. "Those Railroad Tracks In Between"
9. "Steal Away"
10. "Oh What A Night"
11. "King Of Fools"
12. "I've Got To Be Somebody"