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Rodney Crowell

Stars on the Water

1981 · via Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell wrote “Stars on the Water” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1981. Also recorded by Jimmy Buffett (released 1983), among 5 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Rodney Crowell – Stars on the Water
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Crowell put "Stars on the Water" on his own record in 1981, and Jimmy Buffett took it on two years later. Play the writer's cut first, then hear what happens when somebody else carries it.

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Credited writer: Rodney Crowell.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1981.

Other recordings on file · first release year

5 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Rodney Crowell wrote "Stars on the Water" and cut it himself first. Which singer picked the song up and recorded it a couple of years later?Jimmy Buffett
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