Rodney Crowell had been a well-known country songwriter since the '70s, but tracks like the husband-and-wife duet "It's Such a Small World" suggest that he had been saving his best tunes for this solo breakthrough. Though the song, about an old pair rekindling their connection, only lasts a few minutes, Crowell is able to craft characters that feel full and complex. The deep cuts are just as sweet: "I Know You’re Married" is joyful bubblegum and "Above and Beyond" brings Buck Owens into the late '80s.
Other Versions
- 13 Songs
- 1988
- 2013
- 2017
- 2015
- 1981
- 2023
Featured On
- Ricky Van Shelton
- Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
- Doug Stone
- Scooter Lee
- Sweethearts of the Rodeo
- Holly Dunn
- Ronnie McDowell