The Rodney Crowell Collection is the title of the first compilation album by American

United States

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 country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....

. It was released in 1989 (see 1989 in country music

1989 in country music

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) by Crowell's former label, Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

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, following the huge success of his album Diamonds & Dirt

Diamonds & Dirt

Diamonds & Dirt is the title of an album released in 1988 by American singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell . His fifth studio album, it was also his second release for the Columbia Records label. The album was also his most successful, achieving RIAA gold certification...

. It features selections from his first three albums that were released under the Warner Bros. label between 1978 and 1981. It charted #65 on the Top Country Albums chart. The track "I Don't Have to Crawl", dating from 1980, was newly included on this album.

Track listing

Tracklengths vary slightly from album versions with no change to the actual song.

1. "Ashes by Now
   Ashes by Now
   "Ashes by Now" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country artist Rodney Crowell, whose version reached #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981. Before its release as a single, it served as the b-side to his 1978 single "Elvira."...
   
   " (Rodney Crowell) - 4:09
2. "'Til I Gain Control Again" (Crowell) - 5:07
3. "Voilá, An American Dream" (Crowell) - 3:49
4. "Queen of Hearts" (Hank DeVito) - 3:39
5. "Shame on the Moon" (Crowell) - 4:35
6. "Old Pipeliner" (Tommy Hill, Ray King) - 2:59
7. "Stars on the Water" (Crowell) - 3:42
8. "Heartbroke" (Guy Clark
   Guy Clark
   Guy Clark is an American Texas Country artist. In his career, he has released more than twenty albums, primarily on major labels. He has also written singles for other artists, including Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell....
   
   ) - 3:33
9. "I Don't Have to Crawl" (Crowell) - 3:59
10. "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" (Donivan Cowart, Rodney Crowell) - 3:24
11. "Victim or a Fool" (Crowell) - 2:57
12. "I Ain't Living Long Like This" (Crowell) - 4:50

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	65

Sources

• CMT
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• Allmusic (see infobox)
• AOL Music profile