I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water

"I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water" is a song written by Joe Babcock.[1][2]

"I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water"
Single by Stonewall Jackson
from the album Trouble and Me
B-side"I've Got to Change"
Released1965 (1965)
Recorded1965
GenreCountry
Length2:42
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Joe Babcock
Producer(s)Don Law, Frank Jones
Stonewall Jackson singles chronology
"Don't Be Angry"
(1964)
"I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water"
(1965)
"Trouble and Me"
(1965)
"I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water"
Single by Johnny Rivers
from the album Golden Hits
B-side"Roogalator"
Released1966 (1966)
Recorded1966
GenreRock and roll
Length2:58
LabelImperial
Songwriter(s)Joe Babcock
Producer(s)Lou Adler
Johnny Rivers singles chronology
"Secret Agent Man"
(1966)
"I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water"
(1966)
"Poor Side of Town"
(1966)

Stonewall Jackson recording edit

In 1965, the song was recorded by Stonewall Jackson. His version reached number eight on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.[3]

Cover versions edit

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "Cowboy Joe Babcock Songwriting Credits". Cowboy Joe & The Babcocks website. Billy Wayne Art and Music. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ^ ""Cowboy Joe" Babcock Sings His "Washed My Hands In Muddy Water" Viva! NashVegas Radio Show 9-1-12". YouTube. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 170.
  4. ^ It appears on the Mack compilation album, Still on the Move (2002, Ace, UK).
  5. ^ Imperial Records #66175
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 710.
  7. ^ Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 207.