"Peaceful" is a song written by Kenny Rankin, and recorded by several artists.

A 1969 single recording by Georgie Fame, produced by Mike Smith and arranged/conducted by Keith Mansfield for CBS, reached number 16 in UK that summer.

[3] "Peaceful" was also recorded in 1969 by The Friends of Distinction for their Grazin' album on RCA.

Rankin re-recorded the song in 1972, in a new arrangement for his album Like a Seed, his Atlantic Records debut and first chart appearance.

In Canada, "Peaceful" spent two weeks at number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.