Rodney Crowell said he wrote "Making Memories of Us" for his wife, singer Claudia Church, after his daughter phoned him one day to remind him that it was Valentine's Day. "Claudia's a great woman," Crowell recalled thinking. "She deserves more than Hallmark quality." The song went on, of course, to become one of Keith Urban's biggest hits. ASCAP, the performance rights organization, toasted this achievement Monday (July 11) with a party that filled its capacious Music Row reception hall.
After Crowell wrote the first version of "Making Memories," Tracy Byrd recorded it on his 2003 album, The Truth About Men. Then Crowell revised the song and cut it himself on The Notorious Cherry Bombs album a year later. Finally, Urban took his turn. "I think Keith's version is gorgeous," Crowell said. "I think he added a certain amount of romantic come-hither."
Acknowledging the "simplicity" in his recording of "Making Memories," Urban added, "I can't believe how complex achieving the simplicity was." He said it took "multiple recordings" to get the exact take he wanted on the song.from CMT.com
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