Billy Joe Royal

Billy Joe Royal est un chanteur américain, né le 3 avril 1942 à Valdosta dans l'État de Géorgie et mort le 6 octobre 2015 à Marietta (Caroline du Nord)^[1]. Il est principalement connu pour les chansons Down in the Boondocks, Cherry Hill Park et Hush.

Billy Joe Royal

Billy Joe Royal en 1966.

Informations générales

Naissance	3 avril 1942 Valdosta, États-Unis
Décès	6 octobre 2015 (à 73 ans) Marietta (Caroline du Nord)
Activité principale	Chanteur
Labels	Columbia, Atlantic

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Biographie

Billy Joe Royal est né le 3 avril 1942 à Valdosta^[2] dans l'État de Géorgie mais il grandit à Marietta, non loin d'Atlanta^[3].

En juin 1965, Joe South lui écrit la chanson Down in the Boondocks et le titre devient un succès, se vendant à plus de deux millions d'exemplaires^[3].

Discographie

1965 : Down in the Boondocks (Columbia)

1. Pollyanna
2. Leaning on You
3. Heartaches and Teardrops
4. Funny How Time Slips Away
5. My Fondest Memories
6. Down in the Boobdocks
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

1967 : Billy Joe Royal Featuring Hush (Columbia)

1. Cry on My Shoulder
2. Heart's Desire
3. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
4. Yo-Yo
5. Save the Last Dance For Me
6. Deep Inside Me
7. High on a Hilltop
8. These Are Not My People
9. The Greatest Love
10. Makin' Music
11. Hush

1969 : Cherry Hill Park (Columbia)

1. You Can't Manufacture Love
2. Mama Song
3. Helping Hand
4. Ain't It the Truth
5. Down Home Lovin'
6. Cherry Hill Park
7. Burning a Hole
8. If I Had It to Do Again
9. Pick Up the Pieces
10. You Can Make Me Feel Good
11. Children

1986 : Looking Ahead (Atlantic)

1. Burned Like a Rocket
2. Run Around Town
3. Old Bridges Burn Slow
4. Good Thing
5. The Hard Times
6. I'm Not a Rock (I'm a Rolling Stone)
7. Boardwalk Angel
8. Sad Cliches
9. You'd Better Go
10. I Miss You Already
11. We've Both Got a Lot to Learn
12. Another Endless Night

1987 : The Royal Treatment (Atlantic)

1. I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow
2. Give-Em My Number
3. He'll Have to Go
4. Look What You've Done to My Heart
5. Let It Rain
6. Members Only
7. It's Who's in Your Heart
8. Out of Sight and on My Mind
9. It Keeps Right on Hurtin'
10. She Don't Cry Like She Used To
11. A Place for the Heartache

1989 : Tell It Like It Is (Atlantic)

1. Tell It Like It Is
2. Kiss and Say Goodbye
3. Slip Away
4. He Don't Know
5. Cross My Heat and Hope to Try
6. Love Has No Right
7. The Truth Is I Lied
8. Till I Can't Take It Anymore
9. I Was Losing You
10. What's the Matter Baby
11. Love Is a Full Time Job

1990 : Out of the Shadows (Atlantic)

1. Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue
2. Before the Night Is Over
3. Old Friendsa Don't Make Good Lovers
4. There's a Method to My Sadness
5. Free Me
6. From Lover to Lover
7. How Could You Leave Me
8. We Had Love
9. A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be
10. How Hard Can It Be
11. If the Jukebox Took Teardrops