Manhattan, Kansas (song)

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"Manhattan, Kansas"
Single by Glen Campbell
B-side"Wayfarin' Stranger"
ReleasedMarch 6, 1972
RecordedFebruary 25, 1972
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreCountry
Length2:39
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Joe Allen
Producer(s)Al DeLory
Glen Campbell singles chronology
"Oklahoma Sunday Morning"
(1971)
"Manhattan, Kansas"
(1972)
"I Will Never Pass This Way Again"
(1972)

"Manhattan, Kansas" is a song written by Joe Allen, and recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell and released in March 1972 as a single. The song peaked at number 6 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[1]

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The song's name refers to the city of Manhattan, Kansas, which in the song is the hometown of a young girl who has a baby after being used and abandoned by the baby's father. The song tells of her leaving town (to Denver), and washing dishes to support herself.

Chart performance

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Chart (1972) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 6
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 14
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 6

Other versions of the song

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References

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  1. ^ "Glen Campbell singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Glen Campbell Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.



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