"Drive South" is the title of a song written by John Hiatt

John Hiatt

John Hiatt is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy Awards - although he has never won- and has been awarded a variety of other...

, and recorded by him on his 1988 album Slow Turning

Slow Turning

Slow Turning was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's ninth album, released in 1988. It provided Hiatt's only significant radio hit with the title track, which features the memorable line "I'm yelling at the kids in the back, 'cause they're banging like Charlie Watts"...

. Hiatt's version of the song was never issued as a single.

The Forester Sisters version

In 1990, The Forester Sisters

The Forester Sisters

The Forester Sisters are an American country music vocal group consisting of sisters Kathy, June, Kim and Christy Forester. The quartet had commercial success in the 1980s, charting fifteen Top Tens on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including the Number Ones "I Fell in Love Again Last...

 recorded the song with guest vocals from The Bellamy Brothers. This version appeared on the Forester Sisters' album Come Hold Me. It charted on both the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in the United States and the RPM

RPM (magazine)

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

Country Tracks charts in Canada.

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	63
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	60

Suzy Bogguss version

In 1992, Suzy Bogguss

Suzy Bogguss

Susan Kay "Suzy" Bogguss is an American country music singer. In the 1980s and 90s she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award.After...

 recorded the song for her album Voices in the Wind

Voices in the Wind

Voices in the Wind is the follow-up to Bogguss's platinum-selling Aces. It earned her a second straight gold record and her highest-charting single ever, the #2 cover of John Hiatt's "Drive South."...

, her first release on Liberty Records

Liberty Records

Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...

. The song served as the first single release from the album. It was Bogguss's highest-peaking single, reaching #2 on the country music charts in early 1993. Bogguss's version also had a music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

, directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions

Deaton-Flanigen Productions

Deaton-Flanigen Productions is a music video directing duo composed of Robert Deaton III and George Flanigen IV. The two have directed multiple music videos, primarily in the field of country music...

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Chart (1992–1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	4