Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
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"Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" is a song written by Dick Feller
. Feller's version was released in 1976 but failed to chart. The song was covered by John Denver
on his 1981 album Some Days Are Diamonds
. Released in May 1981 as the album's first single, Denver's version peaked at number 10 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles
chart and number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100
. It also reached number one on the RPM
Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Dick Feller
Richard Dean "Dick" Feller is an American country musician and songwriter.-Biography:Feller was born on January 2, 1943 in Bronaugh, Missouri. On his twelfth birthday, Feller got his first guitar from his grandfather that was bought at a garage sale. Although it only had one string, young Feller...
. Feller's version was released in 1976 but failed to chart. The song was covered by John Denver
John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
on his 1981 album Some Days Are Diamonds
Some Days Are Diamonds (album)
Some Days Are Diamonds is the 15th album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released in June 1981. The singles released from this album are "Some Days Are Diamonds "/"Country Love" and "The Cowboy and the Lady."-Side one:...
. Released in May 1981 as the album's first single, Denver's version peaked at number 10 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart and number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. It also reached number one on the RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 36 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |