Where's the Playground Susie

"Where's the Playground Susie"
Single cover
Single by Glen Campbell
from the album Galveston
B-side	"Arkansas"
Released	April 28, 1969
Recorded	November 26, 1968, and January 9, 1969
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Country
Length	2:55
Label	Capitol
Songwriter	Jimmy Webb
Producer	Al DeLory
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"Galveston" (1969) "Where's the Playground Susie" (1969) "True Grit" (1969)

"Where's the Playground Susie" is a song written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was released in April 1969 as the second single from the album Galveston . The song peaked at number 26 on the Hot 100, number 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, and number 8 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. ^[1]

Other versions

A version by Andy Williams appeared on his album Happy Heart , which came out in 1969 a few weeks after Glen Campbell's single. Lynn Anderson covered the song (as "Where's the Playground, Bobby") on her 1969 album, At Home with Lynn . Everything but the Girl covered the song on the B-side of the 1986 single of "Don't Leave Me Behind". Bobbie Gentry also recorded the song (as "Where's the Playground, Johnny") on her 1969 album Touch 'Em with Love .

Chart performance

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Australian Go-Set Chart	12 [2]
Canadian RPM Top Singles	8
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	3
New Zealand Singles Chart	9
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3]	28
US Billboard Hot 100 [4]	26
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [5]	10

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 66.
2. "Go-Set Australian charts - 9 August 1969". Poparchives.com.au. 1969-08-09. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
3. "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
4. "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
5. "Glen Campbell Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.