16 Days (song)

music September 2025 16 Days single Whiskeytown Strangers Almanac "The Rain Won't Help You When It's Over" "Wither, I'm a Flower" July 1997 1997 Alternative country Outpost Recordings Ryan Adams Jim Scott Whiskeytown Yesterday's News 1998 "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.http://answeringbell.com/Answering%20Bell/Official%20Albums/16_days_single.htm 16 Days (Single) 2011-02-01 AnsweringBell.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110707145323/http://answeringbell.com/Answering%20Bell/Official%20Albums/16_days_single.htm 2011-07-07 dead 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.Faithless Street Faithless Street Whiskeytown 1998 Outpost Recordings OPRD-30002 Los Angeles, CA 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.Strangers Almanac Deluxe Edition Strangers Almanac Whiskeytown 2008 Geffen B0009410-02 Santa Monica, CA Skiing – Jan 1998 Vol. 50, No. 5 "Like Whiskeytown. Their Stranger's Almanac (Outpost) recycles pop hooks worthy of Jackson Browne, but with a country twang. Lap and pedal steels, banjos, and violins conspire on open-road raves like "Turn Around" and "Sixteen Days."" 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.http://weeklywire.com/ww/09-11-00/boston_music_3.html Music: Whiskeytown Tales (The Boston Phoenix. 09-11-00) Allison Stewart 2000 2011-01-07 The Boston Phoenix https://web.archive.org/web/20101129180120/http://weeklywire.com/ww/09-11-00/boston_music_3.html 29 November 2010 live Cover versions The song has been covered by The Clarks on their album Songs in G. The song has also been covered by Wade Bowen as a hidden track on his Blue Light Live album Track listing 16 Days Ryan Adams 3:55 The Rain Won't Help You When It's Over Alejandro Escovedo 4:40 Wither, I'm A Flower Ryan Adams 4:53 Personnel and production credits Ryan Adams — acoustic & electric guitars, singing, banjo, piano, percussion Phil Wandscher — electric guitar, singing, organ, percussion Caitlin Cary — violin, singing Steven Terry — drums, singing, percussion Jeff Rice — bass guitar Produced, engineered, and mixed by Jim Scott References Category:Whiskeytown songs Category:1997 debut singles Category:Songs written by Ryan Adams Category:1997 songs