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Bogguss herself would state that "recording ['Someday Soon'] is sort of like living out a dream for me. I've been singing it forever:"<ref name="Cleary"/> "[It] was one of the first songs I played when I was starting out [performing] in 1978. [It's] a song that it felt cool to play with just the guitar, and I've always wanted to record it":<ref>''Decatur Herald & Review'' 10 July 1992 "Local Girl: country singer returns to native Illinois" by David Burke p.18</ref>: "I actually had to fight to record that song [since ''Aces'' co-producer] [[Jimmy Bowen|Jimmy [Bowen]]] said: 'Too many people have covered that song. Moe Bandy did it 10 years ago and Judy Collins had a huge hit, and you’re going to draw comparisons.' I said, let me cut it because the young people [at her live shows] were really responding to it." |
Bogguss herself would state that "recording ['Someday Soon'] is sort of like living out a dream for me. I've been singing it forever:"<ref name="Cleary"/> "[It] was one of the first songs I played when I was starting out [performing] in 1978. [It's] a song that it felt cool to play with just the guitar, and I've always wanted to record it":<ref>''Decatur Herald & Review'' 10 July 1992 "Local Girl: country singer returns to native Illinois" by David Burke p.18</ref>: "I actually had to fight to record that song [since ''Aces'' co-producer] [[Jimmy Bowen|Jimmy [Bowen]]] said: 'Too many people have covered that song. Moe Bandy did it 10 years ago and Judy Collins had a huge hit, and you’re going to draw comparisons.' I said, let me cut it because the young people [at her live shows] were really responding to it."<ref>https://musicrow.com/2016/09/exclusive-25-years-later-suzy-bogguss-deals-aces-again/</ref> Bogguss has conceded that while she aims to select songs that "I could give my [own] twist to", "Someday Soon" was a number "I did pretty much like Judy Collins [had]."<ref>https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/Suzy-Bogguss-returns-to-her-troubadour-roots-1394141.php</ref> |
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Released as the lead single from ''Aces'', "Someday Soon" spent twenty weeks on the country singles charts and peaking at #12.<ref name="whitburn bogguss"/> The song also reached #16 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks charts. |
Released as the lead single from ''Aces'', "Someday Soon" spent twenty weeks on the country singles charts and peaking at #12.<ref name="whitburn bogguss"/> The song also reached #16 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks charts. |
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| "Someday Soon" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Ian & Sylvia | |
| from the album Northern Journey | |
| Language | English |
| Recorded | 1964 |
| Genre | Western |
| Length | 2:18 |
| Label | Vanguard |
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Tyson |
| Producer(s) | Unknown |
"Someday Soon" is a song composed by Canadian singer-songwriter Ian Tyson who recorded the song with his then-wife, Sylvia Tyson, as the duo Ian & Sylvia in 1964. Brought to prominence via a 1968 recording by Judy Collins, "Someday Soon" has since been recorded by a number of artists primarily in the country and western field. In 2010 "Someday Soon" was honored by the Western Writers of America as one of the "Top 100 Western Songs" of all time.[1]
Ian & Sylvia's original recording
Ian Tyson first recorded "Someday Soon" while married to, and musical partner with, Sylvia Tyson in 1964 on the album Northern Journey.[2] Like the subject of the song, Ian Tyson had been a rodeo rider in his youth, an on-the-job injury ending Tyson's career in his mid-20s (Tyson learned to play the guitar while recuperating in hospital, inaugurating his interest in music).[3] Richie Unterberger of Allmusic describes Ian Tyson's version of "Someday Soon" as "clearly point[ing] toward his future C&W/cowboy direction."[2]
Judy Collins version
| "Someday Soon" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Judy Collins | ||||
| from the album Who Knows Where the Time Goes | ||||
| B-side | "My Father"[4] | |||
| Released | early 1969 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Elektra #45649 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Tyson | |||
| Producer(s) | David Anderle | |||
| Judy Collins singles chronology | ||||
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Background
In 1968, Judy Collins recorded "Someday Soon" for her album Who Knows Where the Time Goes.
Although Collins had frequently crossed paths with Ian and Sylvia - (Judy Collins quote:) "We used to hang out together. I had heard all of their songs"[5]- it was Collins' swain Stephen Stills who suggested she record "Someday Soon": (Judy Collins quote:) "One evening as Stephen and I were driving back [to Los Angeles] from Malibu we started talking about the [in progress sessions for] Who Knows Where the Time Goes. 'I think we need one more song,' Stephen said: 'What about 'Someday Soon'? The song was perfect for me, a Colorado girl at heart" - referencing the song's locale - "I remembered all the lyrics and we hit the freeway singing in harmony...The next day we recorded 'Someday Soon'"[6] in a session which featured Stills on acoustic guitar and Buddy Emmons on James Burton Telecaster and pedal steel guitar.[7]
Released as a single in 1969, "Someday Soon" spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #55.[4] In Canada, her version reached #37 on the Top Singles chart published by RPM. In 1972 "Someday Soon" was rereleased - with "Suzanne" as B-side - parallel with the release of the compilation Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins album, but the single was not a success. Despite not being a major hit in terms of chart data, "Someday Soon" is considered a signature song of Collins'.[8][9][5][10]
Robb Baker (The Chicago Tribune) reviewing Who Knows Where the Time Goes cited "Someday Soon" along with Collins' original "My Father" as the album's highlights, describing "Someday Soon" as "[Collins'] countriest selection ever...about a girl who vies for a man's affections with...a 'damned old rodeo'."[11] Matthew Greenwald of Allmusic described Collins's rendition favorably, calling it "one of the great story-songs of the 1960s" and praising Collins's vocals.[12] Collins' 2015 duet focused album Strangers Again featured her rendition of "Someday Soon" with Jimmy Buffett.[13]
Chart performance
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 55 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[15] | 37 |
Moe Bandy version
| "Someday Soon" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Moe Bandy | ||||
| from the album Rodeo Romeo | ||||
| B-side | "She's Playin' Hard to Forget"[16] | |||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Columbia #02735 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Tyson | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Baker | |||
| Moe Bandy singles chronology | ||||
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Background
In 1982, country music singer Moe Bandy remade the song for his Columbia Records album release Rodeo Romeo. It was the second and final single from that album. This version entered the country music charts in the U.S. and Canada, respectively reaching #21 and #36.
Chart performance
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[17] | 21 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[18] | 36 |
Suzy Bogguss version
| "Someday Soon" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Suzy Bogguss | ||||
| from the album Aces | ||||
| B-side | "Fear of Flying"[19] | |||
| Released | September 4, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Label | Liberty #44772 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ian Tyson | |||
| Producer(s) | Suzy Bogguss Jimmy Bowen | |||
| Suzy Bogguss singles chronology | ||||
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Background
Suzy Bogguss charted a recording of "Someday Soon" in 1991, from her Liberty Records album release Aces.
According to its composer Ian Tyson, Bogguss' recording of "Someday Soon" was due to steel guitarist Tommy Spurlock, Tyson's sometimes sideman, playing on the sessions for the Aces album:(Ian Tyson quote:) "He said; "Why don't y'all do 'Someday Soon', that old song of Tyson's?' They all gave him blank looks. Then they got the Judy Collins version of the song and cut it almost the same way with minor tweaking".[20]
| Suzy Bogguss on "Someday Soon" |
|---|
| "The lyrics seem so believable. It sounds like a true story about a girl whose life has been laid out for her in black and white. Then she meets this cowboy and everything turns to color."[21] |
Bogguss herself would state that "recording ['Someday Soon'] is sort of like living out a dream for me. I've been singing it forever:"[21] "[It] was one of the first songs I played when I was starting out [performing] in 1978. [It's] a song that it felt cool to play with just the guitar, and I've always wanted to record it":[22]: "I actually had to fight to record that song [since Aces co-producer] Jimmy [Bowen] said: 'Too many people have covered that song. Moe Bandy did it 10 years ago and Judy Collins had a huge hit, and you’re going to draw comparisons.' I said, let me cut it because the young people [at her live shows] were really responding to it."[23] Bogguss has conceded that while she aims to select songs that "I could give my [own] twist to", "Someday Soon" was a number "I did pretty much like Judy Collins [had]."[24]
Released as the lead single from Aces, "Someday Soon" spent twenty weeks on the country singles charts and peaking at #12.[19] The song also reached #16 on the RPM Country Tracks charts.
Bryan Buss of Allmusic described Bogguss's rendition as the "second strongest cut" on Aces, saying that her vocal performance "makes Bogguss an artist and not just a vocalist."[25]
Bogguss' 2016 album Aces Redux features a new recording of "Someday Soon" (plus the other tracks from Aces).[26] A 199 live version of "Someday Soon" is featured on Live at Caffé Milano which had been sold in CD format at Bogguss' live shows since 2001 before being made available digitally in 2020.[27]
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[28] | 16 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[29] | 12 |
Other versions
"Someday Soon" has also been recorded by the Kingston Trio (album The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John)/ 1964), Julie Felix (album The Second Album/ 1965),[13], Esther & Abi Ofarim (album The New Esther & Abi Ofarim album/ 1966),[30]Judy Lynn (album Judy Lynn Sings at Caesar's Palace/ 1969), Skeeter Davis (album "maryfrances"/ 1969), Lynn Anderson (album Stay There 'Til I Get There/ 1970), Bonnie Dobson (album Bonnie Dobson/ 1972), Glen Campbell (album I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)/ 1973),[13] Chris LeDoux (album Rodeo Songs 'Old and New'/ 1973),[31] Tanya Tucker (album Tanya Tucker/ 1975), Crystal Gayle (album When I Dream/ 1978), Mare Winningham (album Lonesomers/ 1997), Andrea Marcovicci (album Here There & Everywhere/ 2000), Lucy Kaplansky (album Over the Hills/ 2007), Annalisa Tornfelt (album Search Zero/ 2015),[13] and Steve Forbert (album Early Morning Rain/ 2020).[32]
References
- ^ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Northern Journey review". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ Los Angeles Times 28 August 1993 "An Affinity for Plains’ Truths: Ex-folkie Ian Tyson of Ian & Sylvia has drawn on his ranching and rodeo experiences to achieve new fame as a country performer" by Marc Boehm p.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2006). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2006. Record Research, Inc. p. 185. ISBN 0-89820-172-1.
- ^ a b https://vinyldialogues.com/VinylDialoguesBlog/with-judy-collins-and-stephen-stills-there-were-sparks-right-away/
- ^ Collins, Judy (2011). Sweet Judy Blue Eyes. NYC: Random House. ISBN 978-0-307-7244-2451734-4.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: length (help) - ^ https://www.cpr.org/2019/08/19/these-are-the-colorado-songs-you-should-listen-to-at-least-once/
- ^ Hartford Courant 19 July 1996 "Judy Collins Still Can Mesmerize" by Kyrie O'Connor p.4
- ^ https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/reviews/judy-collins-at-the-cafe-carlyle_10096.html
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2002/10/08/performing-arts/aafd8876-f63f-46f7-afac-5441ca58ca2f/
- ^ Chicago Tribune 6 December 1968 "Sounds" by Robb Baker Section 2 p.27
- ^ Greenwald, Matthew. "Who Knows Where the Time Goes review". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/2552/versions#nav-entity
- ^ "Judy Collins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top Singles for February 17, 1969". RPM. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Moe Bandy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Country Tracks for June 5, 1982". RPM. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b Whitburn 2008, p. 53
- ^ Tyson, Ian (2007). The Long Trail: my life in the west. Totonto: Random House. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-307-35936-0.
- ^ a b Grand Junction Daily Sentinel 21 June 1992 "Suzy Bogguss Puts Priority Into Musical Variety" by C. Patrick Cleary pp.86,87
- ^ Decatur Herald & Review 10 July 1992 "Local Girl: country singer returns to native Illinois" by David Burke p.18
- ^ https://musicrow.com/2016/09/exclusive-25-years-later-suzy-bogguss-deals-aces-again/
- ^ https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/Suzy-Bogguss-returns-to-her-troubadour-roots-1394141.php
- ^ Buss, Bryan. "Aces review". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ https://musicrow.com/2016/08/suzy-bogguss-revisits-1991-album-with-new-aces-redux/
- ^ https://www.thecountrynote.com/in-the-news/suzy-bogguss-teams-up-with-time-life-for-the-long-awaited-digital-release-of-live-at-caffe-milano/
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1694." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 14, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ "Suzy Bogguss Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Esther Ofarim - Esther and Abi Ofarim - Esther & Abi Ofarim - Ofraim אסתר עופרים
- ^ https://www.ledouxcountry.com/discography/
- ^ https://www.bluerosemusic.com/2020/04/30/review-steve-forbert-celebrates-the-craftsmanship-of-songwriting-with-early-morning-rain/
