Ain't No Money

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"Ain't No Money"
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Single by Rosanne Cash
from the album Somewhere in the Stars
B-side "The Feelin'"
ReleasedMay 29, 1982
Genre Country
Length3:27
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Rodney Crowell
Producer(s) Rodney Crowell
Rosanne Cash singles chronology
"Blue Moon with Heartache"
(1981)
"Ain't No Money"
(1982)
"I Wonder"
(1982)

"Ain't No Money" is a song written and originally recorded by Rodney Crowell. It was released as a single in 1980 from his album But What Will the Neighbors Think , but it did not chart.

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It was later covered by American country music artist Rosanne Cash. It was released in May 1982 as the first single from the album Somewhere in the Stars . The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks5

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 44

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References

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  2. "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2021.