Somewhere in the Stars

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Somewhere in the Stars
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 16, 1982
StudioWoodland Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, Magnolia Sound Studios
Genre Country
Length34:08
Label Columbia
Producer Rodney Crowell
Rosanne Cash chronology
Seven Year Ache
(1981)
Somewhere in the Stars
(1982)
Rhythm & Romance
(1985)
Singles from Somewhere in the Stars
  1. "Ain't No Money"
    Released: May 29, 1982
  2. "I Wonder"
    Released: October 9, 1982
  3. "It Hasn't Happened Yet"
    Released: March 12, 1983
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Somewhere in the Stars is the fourth studio album by American singer Rosanne Cash, released on June 16, 1982, by Columbia Records; her third album for the label. It produced three Billboard hits in the country top 20, including the #4 "Ain't No Money", the #8 "I Wonder", and the #14 "It Hasn't Happened Yet". The album peaked at #6 on the country albums chart. Cash's father Johnny Cash sang background vocals on the track "That's How I Got to Memphis".

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ain't No Money" Rodney Crowell 3:26
2."Down on Love"Gordon Payne, Don White3:27
3."I Wonder"Leroy Preston3:02
4."Oh, Yes I Can" Susanna Clark, John Reid3:09
5."Looking for a Corner" Rosanne Cash, Crowell4:50
6."It Hasn't Happened Yet" John Hiatt 3:18
7."That's How I Got to Memphis" (backing vocal by Johnny Cash) Tom T. Hall 2:21
8."Third Rate Romance" Russell Smith 3:35
9."I Look for Love"Hiatt3:28
10."Somewhere in the Stars"Cash3:32

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