| The Days of Sand and Shovels | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Waylon Jennings |
| Album: | The Best of Waylon Jennings |
| B-Side: | Delia's Gone |
| Released: | April 1969 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | RCA Nashville |
| Prev Title: | Something's Wrong in California |
| Prev Year: | 1969 |
| Next Title: | Brown Eyed Handsome Man |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
| The Days of Sand and Shovels | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Bobby Vinton |
| Album: | Vinton |
| B-Side: | So Many Lonely Girls |
| Released: | May 26, 1969 |
| Recorded: | 1969 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Epic |
| Prev Title: | To Know You Is to Love You |
| Prev Year: | 1969 |
| Next Title: | No Arms Can Ever Hold You |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
"The Days of Sand and Shovels" is a song written by Doyle Marsh and George Reneau, and recorded by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. It was released in April 1969 as the second single from his compilation 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 released as a single in 1969 by Bobby Vinton. Vinton's version spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 34,[3] while reaching No. 11 on Billboards Easy Listening chart,[4] No. 16 on Canada's RPM 100,[5] and No. 13 on RPMs Adult Contemporary chart.[6]
Nat Stuckey released a cover of the song in 1978. His version peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
| Chart (1969) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 11 | |
| Canada - RPM 100 | 16 | |
| Canada - RPM Adult Contemporary | 13 |