Walk a Mile in My Shoes - Wikipedia Walk a Mile in My Shoes For the Elvis Presley box set, see Walk a Mile in My Shoes : The Essential ' 70s Masters. `` Walk A Mile In My Shoes '' Single by Joe South from the album Do n't It Make You Want To Go Home B - side `` Shelter '' Released January 1970 Recorded 1969, Atlanta, GA Genre Rock Length 3 : 42 Label Capitol 2704 Songwriter ( s ) Joe South Producer ( s ) Joe South Joe South singles chronology `` Do n't It Make You Want to Go Home '' ( 1969 ) `` Walk A Mile In My Shoes '' ( 1970 ) `` Children '' ( 1970 ) `` Do n't It Make You Want to Go Home '' ( 1969 ) `` Walk A Mile In My Shoes '' ( 1970 ) `` Children '' ( 1970 ) `` Walk a Mile in My Shoes '' is a song written by Joe South, who had a hit with it in 1970. South was also producer and arranger of the track, and of its B - side, `` Shelter ''. The single was credited to `` Joe South and the Believers '' ; the Believers included his brother Tommy South and his sister - in - law Barbara South. The song 's highest position on the Billboard Hot 100 was # 12, which was also its highest position in the Cashbox chart. It also reached highs of # 56 country and # 3 Adult Contemporary in Billboard, and made # 10 in the RPM chart in Canada. It was South 's second and final record to reach the top 20 of the Billboard chart. It also reached the Top 20 in Australia. The song concerns racial tolerance and the need for perspective and compassion. Contents 1 Chart history 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Notable covers and references 3 Notes Chart history Weekly charts Chart ( 1970 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 20 Canada RPM Top Singles 10 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary Canada RPM Country 6 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 12 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary U.S. Billboard Country 56 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 12 Year - end charts Chart ( 1970 ) Rank Australia 154 U.S. ( Joel Whitburn 's Pop Annual ) 105 U.S. Cash Box 95 Notable covers and references Elvis Presley on his 1970 live album On Stage Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne when they presented an entertaining hour - long television special. Cliff Waldron on his 1970 bluegrass album Right On Billy Eckstine on his 1971 album Feel the Warm ( ( Marian Montgomery ) ) on her 1972 album `` Marian in the Morning '' Jerry Lee Lewis on his 1972 album The Killer Rocks On Bryan Ferry on his 1974 album Another Time, Another Place. Otis Clay on his 2007 album `` Walk a Mile in my Shoes '' Coldcut on their 2006 album Sound Mirrors, featuring vocals from Robert Owens. De Dijk on their 2002 album Muzikanten dansen niet ( Dutch version of the song ) Greg Page in his 2004 Nashville concert Kentucky Headhunters on their 2011 album Midnight Special Bob Andy - All Shook Up - Songs elvis did in reggae versions. Notes Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992 ( doc ) format = requires url = ( help ). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Missing or empty url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1970 - 02 - 28. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 30. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ Australian-charts.com Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1999 ). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin : Record Research Inc. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 142 - X. Jump up ^ Cash Box Year - End Charts : Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970 This 1960s song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walk_a_Mile_in_My_Shoes&oldid=841316619 '' Categories : 1960s song stubs 1969 songs Elvis Presley songs Songs written by Joe South Hidden categories : Pages using citations with format and no URL Pages using web citations with no URL Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Norsk nynorsk Edit links This page was last edited on 15 May 2018, at 02 : 53. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the song walk a mile in my shoes
Answer: Joe South