"Manhattan, Kansas" | ||||
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Single by Glen Campbell | ||||
B-side | "Wayfarin' Stranger" | |||
Released | March 6, 1972 | |||
Recorded | February 25, 1972 | |||
Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Joe Allen | |||
Producer(s) | Al DeLory | |||
Glen Campbell singles chronology | ||||
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"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]
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 (1972) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 6 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] | 14 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 6 |