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Someday Soon (Ian Tyson song)

"Someday Soon"
Song by Ian & Sylvia from the album Northern Journey
Recorded 1964
Genre Western
Length 2:18
Label Vanguard
Writer(s) Ian Tyson
Language English
Producer(s) Unknown
Northern Journey track listing
"Nova Scotia Farewell"
(6)
"Someday Soon"
(7)
"Little Beggarman"
(8)
"Someday Soon"
Single by Judy Collins
from the album Who Knows Where the Time Goes
B-side "My Father"
Released early 1969
Format 7" single
Genre Folk
Length 3:43
Label Elektra #45649
Writer(s) Ian Tyson
Producer(s) David Anderle
Judy Collins singles chronology
"Both Sides Now"
(1968)
"Someday Soon"
(1969)
"Chelsea Morning"
(1969)
"Someday Soon"
Single by Moe Bandy
from the album Rodeo Romeo
B-side "She's Playin' Hard to Forget"
Released 1982
Format 7" single
Genre Country
Length 3:09
Label Columbia #02735
Producer(s) Ray Baker
Moe Bandy singles chronology
"Rodeo Romeo"
(1981)
"Someday Soon"
(1982)
"She's Not Really Cheatin' (She's Just Gettin' Even)"
(1982)
"Someday Soon"
Single by Suzy Bogguss
from the album Aces
B-side "Fear of Flying"
Released September 4, 1991
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 3:56
Label Liberty #44772
Producer(s) Suzy Bogguss
Jimmy Bowen
Suzy Bogguss singles chronology
"Hopelessly Yours"
(1991)
"Someday Soon"
(1991)
"Outbound Plane"
(1992)

"Someday Soon" is a song composed by Canadian singer/songwriter Ian Tyson. He recorded the song with his wife, Sylvia Tyson, as the duo Ian & Sylvia in 1964. Although this version was not released as a single, the song has been recorded by Judy Collins, Moe Bandy and Suzy Bogguss, all of whom had chart success with it. Collins's version was issued as a single to the pop format, while Bandy's and Bogguss's versions were hit singles on country music radio.

The song has also been recorded by the Kingston Trio in its 1965 Decca album The Kingston Trio (Nick-Bob-John), Tanya Tucker on her 1975 eponymous LP, Crystal Gayle, on her popular 1978 album When I Dream, the Canadian alternative country band One Hundred Dollars, on their 2008 album Forest Of Tears, and Lynn Anderson on her 1970 album "Stay There Till I Get There".

Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

Ian Tyson first recorded this song while married to, and musical partner with, Sylvia Tyson in 1964 on the album Northern Journey. Of Ian Tyson, Richie Unterberger described this version as "clearly point[ing] toward his future C&W/cowboy direction."

In 1969, Judy Collins recorded the song for her album Who Knows Where the Time Goes. Released as a single in 1969, it spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #55. In Canada, her version reached #37 on the Top Singles chart published by RPM.


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