I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water
| "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water" | ||||
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| Single by Stonewall Jackson | ||||
| from the album Trouble and Me | ||||
| B-side | "I've Got to Change" | |||
| Released | 1965 (1965) | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Babcock | |||
| Producer(s) | Don Law, Frank Jones | |||
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| "I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Rivers | ||||
| from the album Golden Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Roogalator" | |||
| Released | 1966 (1966) | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Imperial | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Babcock | |||
| Producer(s) | Lou Adler | |||
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"I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water" is a song written by Joe Babcock.[1][2]
Stonewall Jackson recording
In 1965, the song was recorded by Stonewall Jackson. His version reached number eight on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.[3]
Cover versions
- Lonnie Mack released an instrumental (electric guitar) version in 1965.[4]
- Charlie Rich recorded and released it on his 1965 album The Many New Sides of Charlie Rich.
- The song was also a hit by Johnny Rivers in 1966,[5] reaching number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[6]
- Also in 1966, The Spencer Davis Group recorded the song for The Second Album.
- Siluete recorded a Serbo-Croatian version entitled "Moj srećan dom" ("My Happy Home") for the EP Dona (1967).[7]
- Elvis Presley recorded and released it on the album Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) in 1971.
- George Thorogood and the Destroyers recorded and released it on the album Ride 'Til I Die (2003)
- Charley Crockett recorded and released it on the album Music City USA (2021)
- The Grateful Dead performed it once live on December 5, 1971.
Notes and references
- ^ "Cowboy Joe Babcock Songwriting Credits". Cowboy Joe & The Babcocks website. Billy Wayne Art and Music. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ ""Cowboy Joe" Babcock Sings His "Washed My Hands In Muddy Water" Viva! NashVegas Radio Show 9-1-12". YouTube. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 170.
- ^ It appears on the Mack compilation album, Still on the Move (2002, Ace, UK).
- ^ Imperial Records #66175
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 710.
- ^ Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 207.
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