' Til I Gain Control Again - Wikipedia ' Til I Gain Control Again `` Till I Gain Control Again '' is a country song written by Rodney Crowell and originally recorded by Emmylou Harris in 1975. The song was included on her 1975 studio album Elite Hotel and was performed by Alison Krauss in 2016 as part of a tribute album to Harris titled : The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris. The song was covered by Willie Nelson on his `` Greatest Hits ( & Some That Will Be ) '', a compilation album by country artist Willie Nelson released in 1981 as a double - LP. The song was later covered by Crystal Gayle in 1982 and Blue Rodeo in 1993. Crowell recorded his own version of the song on his 1981 self - titled album. It was also covered by Van Morrison on his Pay the Devil Album out in 2006. The gothic band This Mortal Coil covered this song on their album Blood released on April 22, 1991. Contents 1 Crystal Gayle version 1.1 Chart performance 2 Blue Rodeo version 2.1 Chart performance 3 References Crystal Gayle version `` ' Til I Gain Control Again '' Single by Crystal Gayle from the album True Love B - side `` Easier Said Than Done '' Released October 27, 1982 Genre Country Length 3 : 56 Label Elektra Songwriter ( s ) Rodney Crowell Producer ( s ) Jimmy Bowen Allen Reynolds Crystal Gayle singles chronology `` Livin ' in These Troubled Times '' ( 1982 ) `` ' Til I Gain Control Again '' ( 1982 ) `` Our Love Is on the Faultline '' ( 1983 ) `` Livin ' in These Troubled Times '' ( 1982 ) `` Til I Gain Control Again '' ( 1982 ) `` Our Love Is on the Faultline '' ( 1983 ) In 1983, the song would be recorded by Crystal Gayle and her recording was her tenth number one on the country chart. Her recording would go to number one for one week and spend a total of twelve weeks on the chart. A music video was filmed for the song. Chart performance Chart ( 1982 -- 1983 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Canadian RPM Country Tracks 12 Blue Rodeo version `` ' Til I Gain Control Again '' Single by Blue Rodeo from the album Five Days in July Released Genre Country rock Length 4 : 30 Label Warner Music Canada Songwriter ( s ) Rodney Crowell Producer ( s ) Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo singles chronology `` Dark Angel '' ( 1994 ) `` ' Til I Gain Control Again '' ( 1994 ) `` Head over Heels '' ( 1995 ) `` Dark Angel '' ( 1994 ) `` Til I Gain Control Again '' ( 1994 ) `` Head over Heels '' ( 1995 ) In 1993, the song was covered by Canadian country rock band Blue Rodeo for their album Five Days in July. Released as a single in 1994, the song peaked at number 24 on the RPM Country Tracks chart. Chart performance Chart ( 1994 - 1995 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 24 References Jump up ^ `` Recording : Till I Gain Control Again - Willie Nelson ''. Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 31. Jump up ^ `` Crystal Gayle Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Country Tracks chart for January 16, 1995 ''. RPM. Retrieved November 11, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 2706. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 16, 1995. Retrieved November 16, 2013. Crystal Gayle singles Albums Singles 1970s `` Wrong Road Again '' `` Somebody Loves You '' 1976 `` I 'll Get Over You '' `` You Never Miss a Real Good Thing ( Till He Says Goodbye ) '' 1977 `` I 'll Do It All Over Again '' `` Do n't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue '' 1978 `` Ready for the Times to Get Better '' `` Talking in Your Sleep '' `` Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For '' 1979 `` When I Dream '' `` Your Kisses Will '' `` Half the Way '' `` Your Old Cold Shoulder '' 1980s 1980 `` It 's Like We Never Said Goodbye '' `` The Blue Side '' `` If You Ever Change Your Mind '' 1981 `` Take It Easy '' `` Too Many Lovers '' `` The Woman in Me '' 1982 `` You Never Gave Up on Me '' `` Livin ' in These Troubled Times '' `` ' Til I Gain Control Again '' You and I '' ( with Eddie Rabbitt ) `` Everything I Own '' `` Our Love Is on the Faultline '' `` Baby, What About You '' `` The Sound of Goodbye '' 1984 `` I Do n't Wanna Lose Your Love '' `` Turning Away '' `` Me Against the Night '' 1985 `` Nobody Wants to Be Alone '' `` A Long and Lasting Love '' `` Makin ' Up for Lost Time ( The Dallas Lovers ' Song ) '' ( with Gary Morris ) 1986 `` Cry '' `` Straight to the Heart '' `` Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas '' `` Another World '' ( with Gary Morris ) `` Nobody Should Have to Love This Way '' `` Only Love Can Save Me Now '' `` O Holy Night '' `` Nobody 's Angel '' 1990s `` Never Ending Song of Love '' 1999 `` Two Sleepy People '' ( with Willie Nelson ) 2000s 2003 `` Hallelujah I Love Him So '' Book Blue Rodeo Jim Cuddy Greg Keelor Bazil Donovan Glenn Milchem Michael Boguski Colin Cripps Cleave Anderson Kim Deschamps Bob Egan Mark French James Gray Bob Packwood Bob Wiseman Studio albums Outskirts Diamond Mine Casino Lost Together Five Days in July Nowhere to Here Tremolo The Days In Between Palace of Gold Are You Ready Small Miracles The Things We Left Behind In Our Nature A Merrie Christmas to You 1000 Arms Live albums Just Like a Vacation Live in Stratford Blue Road Live At Massey Hall Compilations Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Box sets Blue Rodeo : 1987 - 1993 Notable singles `` Try '' `` Til I Am Myself Again '' `` What Am I Doing Here '' `` ' Til I Gain Control Again '' `` Head Over Heels '' Related articles Discography This 1980s country song - related article is a stub. 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Question: who wrote the song till i gain control again
Answer: Rodney Crowell