My Past Is Present

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"My Past Is Present"
Single by Rodney Crowell
from the album Keys to the Highway
B-side "You Been on My Mind"
ReleasedJuly 14, 1990
Genre Country
Length2:50
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Rodney Crowell, Steuart Smith
Producer(s) Tony Brown, Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell singles chronology
"If Looks Could Kill"
(1990)
"My Past Is Present"
(1990)
"Now That We're Alone"
(1990)

"My Past Is Present" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. It was released in July 1990 as the third single from the album Keys to the Highway . The song reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] It was written by Crowell and Steuart Smith.

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 12
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 22

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References

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  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1346." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. September 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. "Rodney Crowell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.