| "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" | ||||
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| Single by La Costa | ||||
| from the album LaCosta | ||||
| B-side | "Alice, Texas" | |||
| Released | January 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country[1] | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rodney Crowell | |||
| Producer(s) | Doug Gilmore | |||
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"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" is a song written by Rodney Crowell. It has since been covered by several artists, notably La Costa, Emmylou Harris and Lynn Anderson. Crowell claims to have written "Even Cowgirls Get The Blues" about Harris and her pal Susanna Clark. The title of the song is taken from the then-popular novel of the same name by author Tom Robbins.[2] The song has been released as a single twice and has also appeared on albums of various artists.