Yo-Yo (Billy Joe Royal song)

"Yo-Yo" is a song written by Joe South and first released as a single by Billy Joe Royal in 1966, peaking at No. 117 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[1] The Osmonds covered the song and released it as a single on September 4, 1971. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 16, 1971. The song was included on the Osmonds' 1972 album, Phase III.^[2] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 17, 1971. Joe South also recorded his own version of the song for his self-titled 1971 album.

Charts

The Osmonds version

Chart (1971)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	3
Australian Kent Music Report	87
Canadian RPM Top Singles	1^[3]

References

↑ Billy Joe Royal, "Yo-Yo" Chart Position Retrieved February 21, 2015
↑ The Osmonds, Phase III Retrieved February 21, 2015
↑ The Osmonds, "Yo-Yo" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved February 21, 2015

Billy Joe Royal

Studio albums	Billy Joe Royal Down in the Boondocks Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush Cherry Hill Park Billy Joe Royal Looking Ahead The Royal Treatment Tell It Like It Is Out of the Shadows

Other albums	Greatest Hits The Very Best Of Billy Joe Royal - The Columbia Years (1965-1972)

Singles	"Down in the Boondocks" "I Knew You When" "I've Got to Be Somebody" "It's a Good Time" "Heart's Desire" "Campfire Girls" "Yo-Yo" "These Are Not My People" "The Greatest Love" "Hush" "Storybook Children" "Cherry Hill Park" "Every Night" "Tulsa" "Poor Little Pearl" "Under the Boardwalk" "Burned Like a Rocket" "Boardwalk Angel" "I Miss You Already" "Old Bridges Burn Slow" "Members Only" (with Donna Fargo) "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" "Out of Sight and on My Mind" "It Keeps Right On Hurtin'" "Tell It Like It Is" "Love Has No Right" "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" "Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue" "A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be" "If the Jukebox Took Teardrops" "I'm Okay (And Gettin' Better)" "Hard Rock to Roll"

B-Sides	"Oh, What a Night" "Steal Away" (A-Side) "You Make Me Feel Like A Man" "Don't Wait Up For Me Mama" (A-Side) "Deep Inside Me" "Should I Come Back" "We Tried" "Bed Of Roses" "Watching From The Bandstand" "Just Between Me And You" "Helping Hand" (A-Side) "The Lady Lives To Love" "Lonely Loving You" "Boardwalk Angel" "Another Endless Night" (A-Side) "A Place For The Heartache" "I Was Losing You" "Cross My Heart And Hope To Cry" (A-Side) "How Could You Leave Me"

Cover Songs	"Amanda" "Bring It On Home to Me" "Child of Mine" "Crying" "Funny How Time Slips Away" "I'm Sorry" "Kiss and Say Goodbye" "Making Believe" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Solitary Man" "Spanish Harlem" "Stand by Me" "To Love Somebody"

Related articles	Discography Atlantic Records

The Osmonds

Alan Osmond Wayne Osmond Merrill Osmond Jay Osmond Donny Osmond Marie Osmond Jimmy Osmond

Studio albums	The Wonderful World of The Osmond Brothers Hello! The Osmond Brothers Osmonds Homemade Phase III Crazy Horses The Plan Love Me for a Reason The Proud One Osmond Family Christmas

Live albums	The Osmonds Live

Compilation albums	Osmondmania!

Singles	"Mister Sandman" "Ovan Regnbagen" "Taking a Chance on Love" "One Bad Apple" "Yo-Yo" "Down by the Lazy River" "Hold Her Tight" "We Can Make it Together" "Crazy Horses" "Goin' Home" "Let Me In" "Love Me for a Reason" "I Can't Stop" "The Proud One" "I'm Still Gonna Need You" "I Think About Your Lovin'" "Anytime"

Related articles	The Osmonds Donny & Marie (1976) Donny & Marie (1998) George Osmond Olive Osmond Tom Osmond Andy Williams

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