| "The Days of Sand and Shovels" | ||||
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| Single by Waylon Jennings | ||||
| from the album The Best of Waylon Jennings | ||||
| B-side | "Delia's Gone" | |||
| Released | April 1969 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Doyle Marsh George Reneau |
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"The Days of Sand and Shovels" is a single by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. Released in April 1969, it was the second single from his album The Best of Waylon Jennings. The song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]
"The Days of Sand and Shovels" was also released as a single in 1969 by Bobby Vinton. Vinton's version peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
Nat Stuckey released a cover of the song in 1978. His version peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
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| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 20 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 34 |
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 26 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 29 |
| Preceded by "Running Bear" by Sonny James |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single July 21, 1969 |
Succeeded by "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" by Jerry Lee Lewis |