"Birds of a Feather" is a 1968 song by Joe South from his first LP, Introspect. It initially became a minor hit in the U.S., reaching #106 on Billboard.
South again included "Birds of a Feather" on his second album, Games People Play. It was re-released as a single and re-charted, reaching #96 during the summer of 1969.
Coincident with the release of the Raiders' Top 40 cover, South's original was placed on his fourth album from 1971, Joe South.
The Raiders cover
The Raiders covered "Birds of a Feather" in 1971 on their album Indian Reservation.
Mark Lindsay is both the producer as well as lead singer on the song.
The Raiders' rendition reached #23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #10 in Canada in the fall of that year. It also peaked at #11 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. It became the group's final Top 40 hit.
Chart history Joe South original Chart (1968)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004106U.S. Cash Box Top 100 94 Chart (1969)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - 96 Raiders cover Chart (1971)PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles10U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - 23U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary11U.S. Cash Box Top 100 13
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External links (Joe South) (The Raiders)