| "16 Days" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Whiskeytown | ||||
| from the album Strangers Almanac | ||||
| B-side | "The Rain Won't Help You When It's Over" "Wither, I'm A Flower" |
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Format | CD Single | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative country | |||
| Label | Outpost Recordings | |||
| Writer(s) | Ryan Adams | |||
| Producer | Jim Scott | |||
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"16 Days" is a song by alternative country band Whiskeytown and written by Ryan Adams. It first appeared on Whiskeytown's Strangers Almanac album in 1997, and was released that same year as a CD single.[1] An earlier version of the song - recorded during the band's "Baseball Park" sessions - was released on the 1998 reissue of the band's first album Faithless Street.[2] And an alternate, acoustic version of the song - also recorded during the "Baseball Park" sessions - was released on the 2008 deluxe edition of Strangers Almanac.[3]
According to Ryan Adams, the song was released as a single and was getting significant radio airplay until, in a fit of anger, he dared a powerful West Coast radio programmer to take the song off the air. The programmer obliged, and the song soon disappeared from radio playlists.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "16 Days" | Ryan Adams | 3:55 |
| 2. | "The Rain Won't Help You When It's Over" | Alejandro Escovedo | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Wither, I'm A Flower" | Ryan Adams | 4:53 |