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Joe South — Don't It Make You Want To Go Home

Don't It Make You Want To Go Home

Joe South — Joe South - Why Does A Man Do What He Has To Do (1970)

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So the Seeds Are Growing

1971

Don't It Make You Want to Go Home

1st December 1969

Games People Play

1969

Introspect

1968

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Joe South: Golden Records

Joe South: Golden Records

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Backfield in Motion/I'll Come Back to You

Concrete Jungle (MGM version)Joe South: Golden Records

The Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor / My Fondest Memories

Backfield in Motion/I'll Come Back to You
Concrete Jungle (MGM version)Joe South: Golden Records
The Purple People Eater Meets Witch Doctor / My Fondest Memories

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Joe South - Why Does A Man Do What He Has To Do (1970)

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Joe South — Joe South - The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor

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