Years (song)

"Years" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in December 1979 as the second single from the album Just for the Record. The song was Mandrell's third number one on the country chart. It stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks in the country top 40.^[1]

"Years"
Single by Barbara Mandrell
from the album Just for the Record
B-side	"Darlin'"
Released	December 7, 1979
Genre	Country
Length	3:54
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Kye Fleming Dennis Morgan
Producer(s)	Tom Collins
Barbara Mandrell singles chronology
"Fooled by a Feeling" (1979) "Years" (1979) "Crackers" (1980)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979–1980)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	102
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4]	23
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	31

Wayne Newton cover

"Years"
Single by Wayne Newton
from the album Night Eagle I
B-side	"Rhythm Rhapsody"
Released	January 1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Easy listening
Length	3:38
Label	Aries II
Songwriter(s)	Kye Fleming Dennis Morgan
Producer(s)	Tom Collins
Wayne Newton singles chronology
"I Apologize" (1979) "Years" (1980) "While the Feeling's Good (with Tammy Wynette)" (1989)

A cover version by Wayne Newton was released as a single in 1980 and reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100, his last Top 40 hit.^[6]

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 213.
2. "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
5. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1980". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
6. "Artist Search for "wayne newton"". AllMusic. Retrieved October 15, 2016.