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Three Days (Willie Nelson song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Three Days'" is a song written by Willie Nelson. It was originally recorded by American country music artist Faron Young on his 1961 album 'The Young Approach'. Young's version was released as a single in January 1962 and peaked at number 7 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles chart.
Nelson recorded his own version of the song on his 1962 debut album, '...And Then I Wrote'. He later re-recorded the song for his 1998 album 'Teatro' with backing vocals by Emmylou Harris.
"Three Days" was also recorded by Canadian country music artist k.d. lang on her 1989 album 'Absolute Torch and Twang'. lang's version was released in October 1989 as the album's second single. It peaked at number 9 on the 'RPM' Country Tracks chart in January 1990.
On the 1996 Willie Nelson tribute album, 'Twisted Willie', the song was performed by L7 with backup vocals by Waylon Jennings.
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Faron Young
k.d. lang
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Category:1961 songs
Category:1962 singles
Category:1989 singles
Category:Willie Nelson songs
Category:Faron Young songs
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Category:Sire Records singles
Category:Songs written by Willie Nelson
Category:Song recordings produced by Ken Nelson (American record producer)
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