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Manhattan, Kansas (song)

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B-side
  
"Wayfarin' Stranger"

Genre
  
Country

Label
  
Capitol

Released
  
March 6, 1972

Length
  
2:39

Writer(s)
  
Joe Allen

"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.

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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.

Other versions of the song

  • 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

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    Manhattan, Kansas (song) Wikipedia
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