Birds of a Feather (Joe South song)

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"Birds of a Feather"
Birds of a Feather - Joe South.jpg
Single by Joe South
from the album Introspect
B-side "These Are Not My People"
ReleasedJanuary 1968
July 1969 (re-release)
Genre Pop
Label Capitol Records
Songwriter(s) Joe South
Joe South singles chronology
"You're the Reason"
(1961)
"Birds of a Feather"
(1968)
"Games People Play"
(1969)

"Birds of a Feather" is a 1968 song by Joe South from his first LP, Introspect. It initially became a minor hit in the U.S., reaching #106 on Billboard.

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South again included "Birds of a Feather" on his second album, Games People Play. It was re-released as a single and re-charted, reaching #96 during the summer of 1969.

Coincident with the release of the Raiders' Top 40 cover, South's original was placed on his fourth album from 1971, Joe South.

The Raiders cover

"Birds of a Feather"
Birds of a Feather - The Raiders.jpg
Single by The Raiders
from the album Indian Reservation
B-side "The Turkey"
ReleasedAugust 1971
Genre Pop
Label Columbia Records
Songwriter(s) Joe South
Producer(s) Mark Lindsay
The Raiders singles chronology
"Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)"
(1971)
"Birds of a Feather"
(1971)
"Country Wine"
(1972)

The Raiders covered "Birds of a Feather" in 1971 on their album Indian Reservation.

Mark Lindsay is both the producer as well as lead singer on the song.

The Raiders' rendition reached #23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #10 in Canada in the fall of that year. It also peaked at #11 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. It became the group's final Top 40 hit.

Chart history

Joe South original
Chart (1968)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 [1] 106
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [2] 94
Chart (1969)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 96
Raiders cover
Chart (1971)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [4] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 23
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 11
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6] 13

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