Don't It Make You Want to Go Home

"Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" is a 1969 song by Joe South. South was also producer and arranger of the track and of its B-side, "Hearts Desire." The single was credited to "Joe South and the Believers"; the Believers included his brother Tommy South and his sister-in-law Barbara South.

"Don't It Make You Want to Go Home"
Single by Joe South and the Believers
from the album Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?[1]
B-side	"Hearts Desire"
Released	August 1969 (1969-08)
Genre	Country easy listening
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Joe South
Producer(s)	Joe South
Joe South and the Believers singles chronology
"Leaning on You" (1969) "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" (1969) "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" (1970)

"Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" became a hit on the pop, country, and easy listening charts of both the U.S. and Canada. It was also a top 20 hit in Australia.^[2]

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set)[3]	14
Canada RPM Top Singles	42
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary	18
Canada RPM Country	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4]	41
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	16
U.S. Billboard Country	27
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [5]	47

Brook Benton cover

"Don't It Make You Want to Go Home"
Single by Brook Benton
from the album Homestyle[6]
B-side	"I've Gotta Be Me"
Released	May 1970 (1970-05)
Genre	R&B easy listening
Label	Cotillion
Songwriter(s)	Joe South
Brook Benton singles chronology
"My Way" (1970) "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" (1970) "Shoes" (1970)

Brook Benton covered "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" in 1970. It is a track on his Homestyle LP. Benton's rendition reached #45 in the U.S. and #41 in Canada.^[7] His version also reached number four on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.

The B-side, "I've Gotta Be Me," was taken from his previous album, Brook Benton Today.

Chart history

Chart (1970)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set)[8]	13
Canada RPM Top Singles[7]	41
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4]	45
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	4
U.S. Billboard R&B singles	31
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9]	48