Ashes by Now

"Ashes by Now"
Single by Rodney Crowell
from the album But What Will the Neighbors Think
B-side	"Blues in the Daytime"[1]
Released	April 1980
Genre	Country pop
Length	4:11 (album version) 3:32 (single version)
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)	Rodney Crowell
Producer(s)	Rodney Crowell Craig Leon
Rodney Crowell singles chronology
"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" (1979) "Ashes by Now" (1980) "Ain't No Money" (1980)

"Ashes by Now" is a song written by Rodney Crowell. It has since been recorded several times by various musical artists in the country music format. The song was first recorded by Crowell himself, eventually releasing it as a single in 1980.