"She's Crazy for Leavin'" is a song co-written by American country music artists and songwriters Rodney Crowell and Guy Clark. Crowell released the song in September 1988 as the third single from the album Diamonds & Dirt. The song was Crowell's second number one country hit as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks on the country chart.[1]
"She's Crazy for Leavin'" | ||||
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Single by Rodney Crowell | ||||
from the album Diamonds & Dirt | ||||
B-side | "Brand New Rag" | |||
Released | September 1988 | |||
Recorded | November 1987 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:16 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Rodney Crowell and Guy Clark | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown and Rodney Crowell | |||
Rodney Crowell singles chronology | ||||
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It was originally recorded by Clark on his 1981 album The South Coast of Texas, which Crowell produced.
The song was also recorded by Steve Wariner and appeared on his 1985 album Life's Highway but was never released as a single.
Chart performance
editChart (1988–1989) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
editChart (1989) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 50 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 80 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 93.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. February 4, 1989.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.