Chart performance:
| Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
| 03-Jul-70 | 18 | New | |
| 10-Jul-70 | 9 | +9 | Biggest climber/Star rater |
| 17-Jul-70 | 5 | +4 | Star rater |
| 24-Jul-70 | 3 | +2 | |
| 31-Jul-70 | 2 | +1 | Peak |
| 07-Aug-70 | 5 | -3 | |
| 14-Aug-70 | 7 | -2 | |
| 21-Aug-70 | 10 | -3 | |
| 28-Aug-70 | 14 | -4 |
Written by: Huddie Ledbetter (aka Leadbelly)
Produced by: Brian Wilson & Al Jardine
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Capitol
| Hit number for artist | 8 |
| Peak position | 2 |
| Weeks | 9 |
| Biggest climber awards | 1 |
| Star rater climbs | 2 |
| Biggest faller awards | 0 |
| Top 20 points | 116 |
| Overall Top 20 points ranking | =969 |
| Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 6 |
| Top 30 Points | 206 |
| Overall Top 30 points ranking | =1129 |
| Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 6 |
Annual ranking:
| 1970 | =35 |
Other chart success:
| Australia | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Finland | 21 |
| Germany | 29 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Netherlands | 13 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| UK | 5 |
| US | 103 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 |
SA Radio charts:
| LM Radio | 2 |
The song was originally recorded in 1940 by Leadbelly. It has also been recorded as ‘In Them Old Cottonfields Back Home’. Various others have covered it including Harry Belafonte, The New Christy Minstrels, The Seekers, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Petula Clarke. Daryl Dragon (aka Captain from Captain & Tennille) plays keyboards on the single version of the track (but not the album version). The single would be the last one The Beach Boys would release on Capitol records whom they had been with for 8 years. They moved to their own Brother Records label after that.
Video:
Artist link: The Beach Boys
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