Someday Soon

“Someday Soon” is a song composed by Canadian singer-songwriter Ian Tyson. He recorded the song with his wife, Sylvia Tyson, as the duo Ian & Sylvia in 1964. Although this version was not released as a single, the song has been recorded by Judy Collins, Moe Bandy and Suzy Bogguss, all of whom had chart success with it. Collins’s version was issued as a single to the pop format, while Bandy’s and Bogguss’s versions were hit singles on country music radio. The song has also been recorded by the Kingston Trio on its 1965 Decca album The Kingston Trio (Nick-Bob-John), Esther & Abi Ofarim on their 1966 album The new Esther & Abi Ofarim album,  Tanya Tucker on her 1975 eponymous LP, Crystal Gayle on her 1978 album When I Dream, the Canadian alternative country band One Hundred Dollars on their 2008 album Forest of Tears, Glen Campbell on his “I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)” album and Lynn Anderson on her 1970 album Stay There Till I Get There. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the “Top 100 Western Songs” of all time.