Manhattan, Kansas (song)

1972 single by Glen Campbell

"Manhattan, Kansas"

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
| "Oklahoma Sunday Morning"
(1971)  | "Manhattan, Kansas"
(1972)  | "I Will Never Pass This Way Again"
(1972)

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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]

## Content

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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

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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

## Other versions of the song

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* Donna Fargo on her debut number 1 country album The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. (May 1972)
* Loretta Lynn on her 1972 album Here I Am Again
* Jody Miller on her 1972 album There's a Party Goin' On
* Sammi Smith on her 1974 album The Rainbow in Daddy's Eyes

## 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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Glen Campbell

Studio albums|

* Big Bluegrass Special
* Too Late to Worry – Too Blue to Cry
* The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell
* The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell
* Burning Bridges
* Gentle on My Mind
* By the Time I Get to Phoenix
* Hey Little One
* A New Place in the Sun
* Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
* That Christmas Feeling
* Wichita Lineman
* Galveston
* True Grit
* Try a Little Kindness
* Oh Happy Day
* Norwood
* The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album
* The Last Time I Saw Her
* Anne Murray / Glen Campbell
* The Artistry of Glen Campbell
* Glen Travis Campbell
* I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)
* I Remember Hank Williams
* Houston (I'm Comin' to See You)
* Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb
* Ernie Sings & Glen Picks
* Rhinestone Cowboy
* Bloodline
* Southern Nights
* Basic
* Highwayman
* Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like
* It's the World Gone Crazy
* Old Home Town
* Letter to Home
* No More Night
* It's Just a Matter of Time
* Still Within the Sound of My Voice
* Light Years
* Favorite Hymns
* Walkin' in the Sun
* Unconditional Love
* Show Me Your Way
* Rock-A-Doodle
* Wings of Victory
* Somebody Like That
* Home for the Holidays
* The Boy in Me
* Christmas with Glen Campbell
* A Glen Campbell Christmas
* My Hits and Love Songs
* Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love
* Meet Glen Campbell
* Ghost on the Canvas
* See You There
* I'll Be Me
* Adiós

Live albums|

* Glen Campbell Live
* Live in Japan
* Live at the Royal Festival Hall
* Glen Campbell Live
* Glen Campbell Live! His Greatest Hits
* Glen Campbell in Concert with the South Dakota Symphony
* Through the Years Live - Ultimate Collection
* Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb: In Session

Compilations|

* The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell
* Glen Campbell Plays 12 String Guitar
* Portrait
* Country Soul
* Country Music Star No. 1
* The Glen Campbell Album
* Limited Collector's Edition
* A Satisfied Mind
* Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits
* Gentle on My Mind
* The Good Time Songs of Glen Campbell
* I'll Paint You a Song
* Arkansas
* The Best of Glen Campbell
* Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats
* The Great Hits of Glen Campbell
* The Glen Campbell Collection
* The Very Best of Glen Campbell
* Classics Collection
* Greatest Country Hits
* Best of the Early Years
* Merry Christmas
* All-Time Greatest Hits
* The Essential Glen Campbell Volume One
* The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two
* The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Three
* Jesus and Me: The Collection
* Home at Last
* The Glen Campbell Collection (1962–1989) Gentle on My Mind
* The Capitol Years 65/77
* Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974–1988
* Love Songs
* Glen Campbell Christmas
* Super Hits
* 20 Greatest Hits
* Rhinestone Cowboy/Bloodline The Lambert & Potter Sessions 1975–1976
* Southern Nights/Basic
* All the Best
* The Legacy (1961–2002)
* Rhinestone Cowboy (New Studio Recordings)
* Glen Campbell Collection
* Rhinestone Cowboy Live, on the Air & in the Studio
* Sings the Best of Jimmy Webb 1967–1992
* The Platinum Collection
* Classic Campbell
* Words and Music
* Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "Turn Around, Look at Me"
* "Too Late to Worry - Too Blue to Cry"
* "Long Black Limousine"
* "Guess I'm Dumb"
* "Universal Soldier"
* "Burning Bridges"
* "Gentle on My Mind"
* "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
* "Hey Little One"
* "I Wanna Live"
* "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife"
* "Wichita Lineman"
* "Let It Be Me" (with Bobbie Gentry)
* "Galveston"
* "Where's the Playground Susie"
* "True Grit"
* "Try a Little Kindness"
* "Honey Come Back"
* "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (with Bobbie Gentry)
* "Oh Happy Day"
* "Everything a Man Could Ever Need"
* "It's Only Make Believe"
* "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)"
* "The Last Time I Saw Her"
* "I Say a Little Prayer"
* "Oklahoma Sunday Morning"
* "Manhattan, Kansas"
* "Bonaparte's Retreat"
* "Rhinestone Cowboy"
* "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)"
* "Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
* "Southern Nights"
* "Sunflower"
* "Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like" (with Rita Coolidge)
* "I Love How You Love Me"
* "Faithless Love"
* "A Lady Like You"
* "It's Just a Matter of Time"
* "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (with Steve Wariner)
* "Still Within the Sound of My Voice"
* "I Remember You"
* "I Have You"
* "She's Gone, Gone, Gone"
* "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Collaborative discography
* Videos
* Goodbye Tour
* The Wrecking Crew
* The Beach Boys
* Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
* soundtrack
* The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
* Ashley Campbell

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Jody Miller

Discography

Studio albums|

* Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe (1963)
* Queen of the House (1965)
* Home of the Brave (1965)
* Jody Miller Sings the Great Hits of Buck Owens (1966)
* The Nashville Sound of Jody Miller (1968)
* Look at Mine (1970)
* He's So Fine (1971)
* There's a Party Goin' On (1972)
* Good News! (1973)
* House of the Rising Sun (1974)
* Country Girl (1975)
* Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (1976)
* Here's Jody Miller (1977)

Singles|

* "Queen of the House"
* "Silver Threads and Golden Needles"
* "Home of the Brave"
* "Long Black Limousine"
* "Look at Mine"
* "If You Think I Love You Now (I've Just Started)"
* "He's So Fine"
* "Baby I'm Yours"
* "Be My Baby"
* "Let's All Go Down to the River" (with Johnny Paycheck)
* "There's a Party Goin' On"
* "To Know Him Is to Love Him"
* "Good News"
* "Darling, You Can Always Come Back Home"
* "Don't Take It Away"
* "When the New Wears Off Our Love"
* "Another Lonely Night"
* "Lay a Little Lovin' on Me"

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