"Til the Rivers All Run Dry" is a song recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Don Williams, who co-wrote it with
Wayland Holyfield. It was released in December 1975 as the first single from the album ''
Harmony
In music, harmony is the process by which individual sounds are joined together or composed into whole units or compositions. Often, the term harmony refers to simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches ( tones, notes), or chords. However ...
''. The song was Williams' fourth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country charts.
Cover versions include the Pete Townshend / Ronnie Lane version on their "Rough Mix" album and by Carla Olson & Rob Waller on 2013's ''
Have Harmony, Will Travel
''Have Harmony, Will Travel'' is an album by singer and songwriter Carla Olson. It was released by Busted Flat Records on April 30, 2013 and marked Olson's first studio album since her 2001 release ''The Ring of Truth'' (in between, she and her ba ...
''. Alison Krauss recorded it for the tribute album “Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams” (2017).
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1976 singles
Don Williams songs
Songs written by Wayland Holyfield
Songs written by Don Williams
ABC Records singles
Dot Records singles
1975 songs
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