ler ▁and ▁The ▁Mike ▁Douglas ▁Show . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁he ▁had ▁more ▁hits ▁with ▁" R hin estone ▁Cow boy ", ▁" S ou thern ▁N ights " ▁( both ▁U . S . ▁number ▁one ▁hits ), ▁" S un flow er " ▁( U . S . ▁number ▁ 3 9 ) ▁( written ▁by ▁Neil ▁Diam ond ), ▁and ▁" Country ▁Boy ▁( You ▁Got ▁Your ▁Fe et ▁in ▁L . A .) " ▁( U . S . ▁number ▁ 1 1 ). ▁ ▁" R hin estone ▁Cow boy " ▁was ▁Campbell ' s ▁largest - s elling ▁single ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁best - known ▁record ings , ▁initially ▁with ▁over ▁ 2 ▁million ▁copies ▁sold . ▁Campbell ▁had ▁heard ▁song writer ▁Larry ▁We iss ' ▁version ▁while ▁on ▁tour ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Both ▁songs ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁top ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁" R hin estone ▁Cow boy " ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁TV ▁shows ▁and ▁films , ▁including ▁Des perate ▁House w ives , ▁D addy ▁Day ▁Care , ▁and ▁High ▁School ▁High . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Dol ly ▁Part on / S yl v ester ▁St all one ▁movie ▁Rh in estone . ▁The ▁main ▁phrase ▁of ▁Campbell ' s ▁recording ▁was ▁included