Ashes by Now
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3:32 (single version)
| "Ashes by Now" | ||||
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| Single by Rodney Crowell | ||||
| from the album But What Will the Neighbors Think | ||||
| B-side | "Blues in the Daytime"[1] | |||
| Released | April 1980 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:11 (album version) 3:32 (single version) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rodney Crowell | |||
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| Rodney Crowell singles chronology | ||||
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"Ashes by Now" is a song written by Rodney Crowell. It has since been recorded several times by various musical artists in the country music format. The song was first recorded by Crowell himself, eventually releasing it as a single in 1980.
Chart performance
Crowell originally recorded "Ashes by Now" in January 1978 in Los Angeles, California. The recording session featured musician Ricky Skaggs playing the fiddle, among other prominent session musicians of the period.[1]
Before its release as a single, it served as the b-side to his 1978 single "Elvira." The song was later re-released in April 1980 as the A-side single via Warner Bros. Records becoming a minor chart hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Hot 100 that year.[2] The song was included on Crowell's 1980 studio album But What Will the Neighbors Think.[1]
The song was covered by Crowell's frequent collaborator Emmylou Harris on her 1981 album Evangeline.
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[2] | 78 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 37 |
