Manhattan, Kansas (song)

"Manhattan, Kansas"
"Manhattan, Kansas"
	German release picture sleeve
Single by Glen Campbell
B-side	"Wayfarin' Stranger"
Released	March 6, 1972
Recorded	February 25, 1972
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Country
Length	2:39
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Joe Allen
Producer(s)	Al DeLory
Glen Campbell singles chronology

Last updated July 21, 2025

"Manhattan, Kansas" is a song written by Joe Allen, and recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell and released in March 1972 as a single. The song peaked at number 6 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.^[1]

Content

The song's name refers to the city of Manhattan, Kansas, which in the song is the hometown of a young girl who has a baby after being used and abandoned by the baby's father. The song tells of her leaving town (to Denver), and washing dishes to support herself.

Chart performance

Chart (1972)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard )^[2]	6
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard )^[3]	14
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6

Other versions of the song

Donna Fargo on her debut number 1 country album The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. (May 1972)
Loretta Lynn on her 1972 album Here I Am Again
Jody Miller on her 1972 album There's a Party Goin' On
Sammi Smith on her 1974 album The Rainbow in Daddy's Eyes

References

↑ "Glen Campbell singles". Allmusic . Retrieved 25 March 2011.
↑ "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
↑ "Glen Campbell Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.

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[1] "Glen Campbell singles". Allmusic . Retrieved 25 March 2011.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Glen_Campbell-2] "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardbubbling100_Glen_Campbell-3] "Glen Campbell Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.

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Studio albums	Big Bluegrass Special Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell Burning Bridges Gentle on My Mind By the Time I Get to Phoenix Hey Little One A New Place in the Sun Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell That Christmas Feeling Wichita Lineman Galveston True Grit Try a Little Kindness Oh Happy Day Norwood The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album The Last Time I Saw Her Anne Murray / Glen Campbell The Artistry of Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star) I Remember Hank Williams Houston (I'm Comin' to See You) Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb Ernie Sings & Glen Picks Rhinestone Cowboy Bloodline Southern Nights Basic Highwayman Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like It's the World Gone Crazy Old Home Town Letter to Home No More Night It's Just a Matter of Time Still Within the Sound of My Voice Light Years Favorite Hymns Walkin' in the Sun Unconditional Love Show Me Your Way Rock-A-Doodle Wings of Victory Somebody Like That Home for the Holidays The Boy in Me Christmas with Glen Campbell A Glen Campbell Christmas My Hits and Love Songs Meet Glen Campbell Ghost on the Canvas See You There I'll Be Me Adiós
Live albums	Glen Campbell Live Live in Japan Live at the Royal Festival Hall Glen Campbell Live Glen Campbell Live! His Greatest Hits Glen Campbell in Concert with the South Dakota Symphony Through the Years Live - Ultimate Collection Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session
Compilations	The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Plays 12 String Guitar Portrait Country Soul Country Music Star No. 1 The Glen Campbell Album Limited Collector's Edition A Satisfied Mind Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits Gentle on My Mind The Good Time Songs of Glen Campbell I'll Paint You a Song Arkansas The Best of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats The Great Hits of Glen Campbell The Glen Campbell Collection The Very Best of Glen Campbell Classics Collection Greatest Country Hits Best of the Early Years Merry Christmas All-Time Greatest Hits The Essential Glen Campbell Volume One The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Three Jesus and Me: The Collection Home at Last The Glen Campbell Collection (1962–1989) Gentle on My Mind The Capitol Years 65/77 Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974–1988 Love Songs Glen Campbell Christmas Super Hits 20 Greatest Hits Rhinestone Cowboy/Bloodline The Lambert & Potter Sessions 1975–1976 All the Best The Legacy (1961–2002) Rhinestone Cowboy (New Studio Recordings) Glen Campbell Collection Rhinestone Cowboy Live, on the Air & in the Studio Sings the Best of Jimmy Webb 1967–1992 The Platinum Collection Classic Campbell Words and Music Greatest Hits
Singles	"Turn Around, Look at Me" "Too Late to Worry - Too Blue to Cry" "Long Black Limousine" "Guess I'm Dumb" "Universal Soldier" "Burning Bridges" "Gentle on My Mind" "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" "Hey Little One" "I Wanna Live" "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" "Wichita Lineman" "Let It Be Me" (with Bobbie Gentry) "Galveston" "Where's the Playground Susie" "True Grit" "Try a Little Kindness" "Honey Come Back" "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (with Bobbie Gentry) "Oh Happy Day" "Everything a Man Could Ever Need" "It's Only Make Believe" "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" "The Last Time I Saw Her" "I Say a Little Prayer" "Oklahoma Sunday Morning" "Manhattan, Kansas" "Bonaparte's Retreat" "Rhinestone Cowboy" "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" "Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "Southern Nights" "Sunflower" "Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like" (with Rita Coolidge) "I Love How You Love Me" "Faithless Love" "A Lady Like You" "It's Just a Matter of Time" "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (with Steve Wariner) "Still Within the Sound of My Voice" "I Remember You" "I Have You" "She's Gone, Gone, Gone" "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
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Discography
Studio albums	Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe (1963) Queen of the House (1965) Home of the Brave (1965) Jody Miller Sings the Great Hits of Buck Owens (1966) The Nashville Sound of Jody Miller (1968) Look at Mine (1970) He's So Fine (1971) There's a Party Goin' On (1972) Good News! (1973) House of the Rising Sun (1974) Country Girl (1975) Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (1976) Here's Jody Miller (1977)
Singles	"Queen of the House" "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "Home of the Brave" "Long Black Limousine" "Look at Mine" "If You Think I Love You Now (I've Just Started)" "He's So Fine" "Baby I'm Yours" "Be My Baby" "Let's All Go Down to the River" (with Johnny Paycheck) "There's a Party Goin' On" "To Know Him Is to Love Him" "Good News" "Darling, You Can Always Come Back Home" "Don't Take It Away" "When the New Wears Off Our Love" "Another Lonely Night" "Lay a Little Lovin' on Me"

Manhattan, Kansas (song)

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Chart performance

Other versions of the song

References