Not Enough Indians

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"Not Enough Indians"
Not Enough Indians - Dean Martin.jpg
Single by Dean Martin
from the album Gentle On My Mind
B-side "Rainbows Are Back In Style"
ReleasedOctober 1968
Genre Traditional pop, country pop
Length3:25
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s) Baker Knight
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen

"Not Enough Indians" is a song written by Baker Knight, which was released in 1968 by Dean Martin. The song spent 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 43, [1] while reaching No. 4 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart, [2] [3] No. 49 on Canada's RPM 100, [4] and No. 18 on Australia's Go-Set National Top 40. [5]

Chart performance

Chart (1968-1969)Peak
position
Australia - Go-Set [5] 18
Canada - RPM 10049
South Africa (Springbok) [6] 8
US Billboard Hot 10043
US Billboard Easy Listening4

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References

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  2. Dean Martin - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 16, 2016.
  3. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard , November 16, 1968. p. 63. Accessed September 16, 2016.
  4. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly , Volume 10, No. 15, December 09, 1968. Accessed September 16, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Ed Nimmervoll, "Go-Set National Top 40", January 15, 1969. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (M)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 8 September 2018.