"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" was originally a single release by American country artist La Costa in 1978.
Her version only became a minor hit that year when it reached number 79 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
Following its first single release in 1978, American actress and singer Mary Kay Place recorded a version for her 1977 studio album, Aimin' to Please.
[6] In 1979, it was featured as a track on American country artist Emmylou Harris' Blue Kentucky Girl with vocal harmonies by Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt (initially recorded during the 1978 sessions for their Trio album).
[7] An alternative version of this song with verses performed by Harris, Ronstadt and Parton later appeared on The Complete Trio Collection (2016) album.
[4] The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before reaching number 26 in September 1980.