"Run, Rudolph, Run" is a Christmas song popularized by Chuck Berry, written by Johnny Marks and Marvin Brodie and published by St. Nicholas Music (ASCAP). The song was first recorded by Berry in 1958 and released as a single on Chess Records.
"Tell It Like It Is" is a song written by George Davis and Lee Diamond and originally recorded and released in 1966 by Aaron Neville. In 2010, the song was ranked No. 391 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
"I'm Sorry" is a 1960 hit song by 15-year-old American singer Brenda Lee. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in July 1960. AllMusic guide wrote that it is the pop star's "definitive song", and one of the "finest teen pop songs of its era". It was written by Dub Allbritten and Ronnie Self. On the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at No.12.
"Down in the Boondocks" is a song written by Joe South, with sampling from Gene Pitney's "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa", and recorded by American artist Billy Joe Royal. It was a hit in 1965, reaching number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the UK, it hit number 38 on the Record Retailer chart. In Canada, the song reached #1 on the RPM Magazine charts, August 9, 1965. The song comes from the album Down in the Boondocks.
"Cherry Hill Park" is a song written by Robert Nix and Billy Gilmore, arranged by Buddy Buie, James Cobb, and Emory Gordy, Jr., and produced by Buie and Bill Lowery. Its original by Billy Joe Royal was a hit in 1969 reaching #15 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Cash Box chart, and #8 in Canada. It was on Royal's 1969 album Cherry Hill Park. Buie also produced its cover version performed by the Classics IV which was released by United Artists Records in 1971. He and the Classics IV's manager Paul Cochran were two of the four owners of Studio One. The cover was actually marketed with its title combining the first two words of the original's.
"Billy the Kid" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Billy Dean. It was released in May 1992 as the third single from his album Billy Dean. The song spent twenty weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1992, peaking at number four. The song was written by Dean and Paul Nelson.
"Amanda" is a 1973 song written by Bob McDill and recorded by both Don Williams (1973) and Waylon Jennings (1974). "Amanda" was Waylon Jennings's eighth solo number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
"Burned Like a Rocket" is a song written by Gary Burr, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in October 1985 as the first single from the album Looking Ahead. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was Royal's first Top 10 hit on that chart, and his first charting single overall since 1978.
"Out of Sight and on My Mind" is a song written by Bruce Burch and Rick Peoples, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in March 1988 as the second single from the album The Royal Treatment. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Love Has No Right" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in May 1989 as the second single from the album Tell It Like It Is. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Royal, Nelson Larkin and Randy Scruggs.
"Till I Can't Take It Anymore" is a song written by Clyde Otis and Ulysses Burton. It was first recorded by Ben E King in 1968. The song was featured in The Soul Clan self-titled album "The Soul Clan". Dottie West and Don Gibson version charted at 46 on the Hot Country Songs in 1970. Since then, it has also charted as a single by Andra Willis, whose version went to number 85 on the same chart in 1973. Pal Rakes's version went to number 31 in 1977.
"Making Believe" is a country music song written by Jimmy Work. Kitty Wells recorded a chart-topping version in 1955. The song is on many lists of all-time greatest country music songs and has been covered by scores of artists over the past fifty years, including Thorleifs, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Don Gibson, Roy Acuff, Lefty Frizzell, Wanda Jackson, Connie Francis, Ray Charles, Anita Carter, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb, Social Distortion, Skeeter Davis, The Haden Triplets and Volbeat. The song is occasionally called "Makin' Believe".
"Rose Garden" is a song written by Joe South, best known as recorded by country music singer Lynn Anderson, and first released by Billy Joe Royal in 1967. Anderson's October 1970 release topped the U.S. Billboard country chart for five weeks, reached No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, and hit No. 1 on both Cash Box's and Record World's pop and country singles charts. The song was also a major pop hit internationally, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, South Africa, and throughout Europe.
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' is a song written and recorded by Johnny Tillotson, which was a major hit for him in 1962. It has been recorded by many other artists.
"Old Bridges Burn Slow" is a song written by Joe South, Jerry Meadors, and Sanford Brown, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in February 1987 as the fourth single from the album Looking Ahead. The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Searchin for Some Kind of Clue" is a song written by Nelson Larkin, Donny Kees and Pal Rakes, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in May 1990 as the first single from the album Out of the Shadows. The song reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"I Miss You Already " is a song recorded by American country music artist Faron Young. It was released in February 1957 as a single only. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"I Knew You When" is a song written and composed by Joe South. It became a popular hit in 1965 when recorded by American pop and country singer Billy Joe Royal. There have also been several other hit cover versions of this song, including Donny Osmond and Linda Ronstadt.
Billy Joe Royal was an American country pop artist. His discography consists of 14 studio albums and 37 singles. Of his 37 singles, 16 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1965 and 1978 and 15 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1985 and 1992.
"If the Jukebox Took Teardrops" is a song recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in January 1991 as the third single from the album Out of the Shadows. The song reached #29 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Nelson Larkin, Don Goodman, Mike Graham and Wyatt Easterling.
