EntityQ2631389· pop 15· linked from 278 articlesHushSign in to savesong written by American composer and musician Joe South, for recording artist Billy Joe Royal, later covered by Deep PurpleConnectionsShades of Deep PurpleEntityRod EvansEntityHamburgEntityInternational Standard Book NumberEntityNashvilleEntitycompact discEntityDVDEntityBlack SabbathEntityDeep PurpleEntitymusic genreEntityHugh HefnerEntityBillboardEntityrecord producerEntityhard rockEntitysingleEntityBillboard Hot 100EntityZermattEntitymusic videoEntityrecord labelEntityGary MooreEntityCategories1967 singles1967 songs1968 debut singles1980 singles1988 singlesBilly Joe Royal songsColumbia Records singlesDeep Purple songsKula Shaker songsMercury Records singlesParlophone singlesPolydor Records singlesSongs written by Joe South