Forty Days and Nights

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"Forty Days and Nights"
Single by The Rankin Family
from the album Endless Seasons
Released1996
Genre Country, folk
Length4:57
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Jimmy Rankin
Producer(s) John Jennings
The Rankin Family
The Rankin Family singles chronology
"The River"
(1996)
"Forty Days and Nights"
(1996)
"Roving Gypsy Boy"
(1996)

"Forty Days and Nights" is a song recorded by Canadian music group The Rankin Family. It was released in 1996 as the third single from their fourth studio album, Endless Seasons . It peaked in the top 20 on the RPM Country Tracks chart.

The Rankin Family Canadian musical family group

The Rankin Family is a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and two Big Country Music Awards.

<i>Endless Seasons</i> 1995 studio album by The Rankin Family

Endless Seasons is the fourth studio album by Canadian folk music group The Rankin Family. It was released by EMI on August 29, 1995. The album peaked at number 6 on the RPM Country Albums chart.

<i>RPM</i> (magazine) Canadian music industry publication

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.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [1] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 28

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References

  1. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3024." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. July 8, 1996. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM . December 16, 1996. Retrieved October 18, 2013.