Birds of a Feather (Joe South song)
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July 1969 (re-release)
| "Birds of a Feather" | ||||
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| Single by Joe South | ||||
| from the album Introspect | ||||
| B-side | "These Are Not My People" | |||
| Released | January 1968 July 1969 (re-release) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Capitol Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe South | |||
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"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.
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.
| "Birds of a Feather" | ||||
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| Single by The Raiders | ||||
| from the album Indian Reservation | ||||
| B-side | "The Turkey" | |||
| Released | August 1971 | |||
| Genre | Country pop[1] | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe South | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Lindsay | |||
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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.