She's Crazy for Leavin'

"She's Crazy for Leavin'" is a song co-written by American country music artists and somgwriters Rodney Crowell and Guy Clark. Crowell released the song in September 1988 as the third single from the album Diamonds & Dirt. The song was Crowell's second number one country hit as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks on the country chart.[1]

"She's Crazy for Leavin'"
Single by Rodney Crowell
from the album Diamonds & Dirt
B-side"Brand New Rag"
ReleasedSeptember 1988
RecordedNovember 1987
GenreCountry
Length3:16
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Rodney Crowell and Guy Clark
Producer(s)Tony Brown and Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell singles chronology
"I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried"
(1988)
"She's Crazy for Leavin'"
(1988)
"After All This Time"
(1989)

It was originally recorded by Clark on his 1981 album The South Coast of Texas, which Crowell produced.

The song was also recorded by Steve Wariner and appeared on his 1985 album Life's Highway but was never released as a single.

Chart performance

Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 50
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 80

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 93.
  2. "Rodney Crowell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. February 4, 1989.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  5. "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
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