Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?

Don't It Make You Want to Go Home? is the third album by the American musician Joe South, released in 1969.^[1]^[2] The title track and "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" were released as singles.^[3] The album peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard 200.^[4] It was reissued in 2004.^[5]

Recorded at his Atlanta home studio, the album was written and produced by South.^[6]^[7] South's brother Tommy played drums on the tracks.^[8] The title track is about suburban sprawl in the Southern United States.^[9] "A Million Miles Away" is an instrumental, aside from mixed-down voices.^[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[11]

Track listing

References

↑ Robinson, Richard (July 1970). "Platter Chatter". Hit Parader. Vol. 29, no. 72. p. 46.
↑ The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Fireside. 1995. p. 928.
↑ Lardine, Bob (January 2, 1970). "Platter Chatter". The Rockland County Journal-News. p. 31.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 819.
↑ Youngblood, Wayne (March 5, 2004). "Reissues". Goldmine. Vol. 30, no. 5. p. 45.
↑ Fiske, Charles (January 17, 1970). "Fiske's discs". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle. p. 3.
↑ Aronoff, Herb (January 31, 1970). "Pop Music". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 40.
↑ Fain, Nathan (April 19, 1970). "Pop". Spotlight. The Houston Post. p. 30.
↑ Cantwell, David; Friskics-Warren, Bill (2003). Heartaches by the Number: Country Music's 500 Greatest Singles. Vanderbilt University Press. p. 74.
1 2 "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home Review by Richie Unterberger". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 630.
↑ "Disc-takes". PD Action Tab. The Plain Dealer. January 7, 1970. p. 21.
↑ Knippenberg, Jim (January 11, 1970). "Now Records". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 7K.
↑ Green, Tom (January 13, 1970). "Some Tasty Items Worth a Listen or Two". The Sun. p. A7.
↑ Duffield, Jeff (January 25, 1970). "Think and Blink at South's Music". Sunday Express and News. p. 13H.
↑ Talbert, Bob (January 25, 1970). "Record Reviews". Detroit Free Press. p. 11D.
↑ Rudis, Al (February 4, 1970). "Joe South's Best Album Is 'Superfine'". The Indianapolis News. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 51.
↑ Lloyd, Jack (February 8, 1970). "Spinning the Pops". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 5.7.
↑ Feather, Leonard (July 12, 1970). "Pop Album Briefs". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 31.

v t e Joe South
Studio albums	Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?
Singles	"Birds of a Feather" "Games People Play" "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" "Children"

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