| "Going Up the Country" | ||||
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 US single picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Canned Heat | ||||
| from the album Living the Blues | ||||
| B-side | "One Kind Favor" | |||
| Released | November 22, 1968 | |||
| Recorded | August 6–7, 1968 | |||
| Studio | I.D. Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Blues rock[1][2] | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alan Wilson (see text) | |||
| Producer(s) | Canned Heat, Skip Taylor | |||
| Canned Heat singles chronology | ||||
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"Going Up the Country" (also "Goin' Up the Country") is a song adapted and recorded by American blues rock band Canned Heat. Called a "rural hippie anthem",[3] it became one of the band's biggest hits and best-known songs.[4] As with their previous single, "On the Road Again", the song was adapted from a 1920s blues song and sung by Alan Wilson.
- ^ Perone, James E. (15 February 2019). Listen to the Blues! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-4408-6615-9.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. Various Artists - Chartbusters USA, Vol. 3 (2003) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Canned Heat: Living the Blues – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ^ Pearson, Barry Lee (1996). "Canned Heat". In Erlewine, Michael (ed.). All Music Guide to the Blues: The Experts' Guide to the Best Blues Recordings. All Music Guide to the Blues. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-424-3.