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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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Written by Rodney Crowell.
First recorded by Rodney Crowell in 1981.
Also recorded by Jimmy Buffett (1983).
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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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