Billy Joe Royal - Hush (1967)(Stereo)(Deep Purple would cover the song in 1968)

Yet another Joe south written song.This is before Deep Purple recorded it in 1968
"Hush" is a song written by American composer and musician Joe South, for recording artist Billy Joe Royal. The song was later covered by Somebody's Image (an Australian band fronted by Russell Morris) in 1967. It reached #15. It was also covered by Deep Purple in 1968 and by Kula Shaker in 1997. Each artist had a Top 5 hit with their version.
Billy Joe Royal recorded "Hush" on 12 July 1967 in Nashville with Barry Bailey, future lead guitarist for the Atlanta Rhythm Section, on guitar. Joe South, Royal's regular songwriter/producer, was travelling to Nashville with Royal and writing "Rose Garden" in the car. Royal didn't like it, so South wrote "Hush" for him while leaning on the dashboard.Royal did record "Rose Garden" for his album Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush, though didn't release it as a single. In 1971, "Rose Garden" become an international hit for Lynn Anderson, and was South's most successful composition. Royal later regretted not liking the song.
Although more successful than Royal's last six single releases, only two of which had ranked even low on the Billboard Hot 100, "Hush" would not afford Royal a Top 40 comeback: managing only one "top-tier" market breakout in Chicago - whose prime Top 40 station WLS would rank "Hush" as high as #5 tying the WLS hit parade peak for both Royal's 1965 career record "Down in the Boondocks" and also Deep Purple's 1968 "Hush" cover - "Hush" would rise no higher on the Hot 100 than #52,with a Canadian pop chart peak of #45.The qualified success of "Hush" was sufficient to allow for the release of Royal's second album Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush.
"Hush" did afford Billy Joe Royal a one-off hit on the European continent, reaching #12 on the German singles chart and becoming a Top Ten hit in Belgium (#1), the Netherlands (#5) and Switzerland (#2).
Lyrics
Na na na na...
There's a certan little girl
That's on my mind
Great gosh almighty
She looks so fine
She's the best girl
That I've ever had
But sometimes she sure
Makes me feel so bad
Na na na na...
Hush, hush
I thought I heard her
Calling my name now
Hush, hush
She broke my heart but
I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
I thought I heard her
Calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need her loving
And I'm not ashamed now
Early in the morning
(Love, love)
Late in the midnight
(Love, love)
I want it and I need it now
(Love, love)
Got to, go to have it
She's got loving like quicksand
It only took one touch of her hand
She blew my mind and I'm in so deep
That I can't eat, y'all
And I can't sleep
Na na na na...
Hush, hush
I thought I heard her
Calling my name now
Hush, hush
She broke my heart but
I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
I thought I heard her
Calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need her loving
And I'm not ashamed now
Early in the morning
(Love, love)
Late in the evening
(Love, love)
I want it and I need it, y'all
(Love, love)
Got to, got to have it
Hush, hush
I thought I heard her
Calling my name now
Hush, hush
She broke my heart but
I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
Didn't y'all hear her
Calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need her loving
And I'm not ashamed now
Early in the morning
(Love, love)
Late in the evening
(Love, love)
I want it and I need it now
(Love, love)
Got to, got to have it
Love, love
Love, love....
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Joe South

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