Three Days (Willie Nelson song)

"Three Days"
Single by Faron Young
from the album The Young Approach
B-side	"Let It Slip Away"
Released	January 1962
Genre	Country
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Willie Nelson
Producer(s)	Ken Nelson
Faron Young singles chronology
"Backtrack" (1961) "Three Days" (1962) "The Comeback" (1962)

"Three Days"
Single by k.d. lang
from the album Absolute Torch and Twang
B-side	"Trail of Broken Hearts"
Released	October 1989
Genre	Country
Length	3:17
Label	Sire
Songwriter(s)	Willie Nelson
Producer(s)	k.d. lang Ben Mink Greg Penny
K.d. lang singles chronology
"Full Moon Full of Love" (1989) "Three Days" (1989) "Pulling Back the Reins" (1989)

"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.^[1]

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.

Chart performance

Faron Young

Chart (1962)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	7

k.d. lang

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	55

References

1. "Faron Young singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6680." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 27, 1990. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
3. "k.d. lang Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.