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Lyle Lovett

If I Had a Boat

1987 · via Lyle Lovett

Lyle Lovett wrote “If I Had a Boat” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1987. Also recorded by Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds (released 1999), Kate Rusby (released 2020) and Kieran Hebden + William Tyler (released 2025), among 9 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Lyle Lovett – If I Had a Boat
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Lovett put "If I Had a Boat" on record in 1987, and Kate Rusby was still finding her way into it in 2020. Play his, then hers, and listen to how well the song holds up in someone else's hands.

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Credited writer: Lyle Lovett.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1987.

Other recordings on file · first release year

9 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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