"It Hasn't Happened Yet" is a song written by

John Hiatt John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has been awarded ...

, and originally recorded and released by Hiatt on his 1980 album ''

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''. American

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artist

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subsequently covered the song, releasing it in March 1983 as the third single from her album ''

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''. Cash's version of "It Hasn't Happened Yet" reached #14 on the ''

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chart.

Other versions

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also covered the song on his 1981 album, ''Playing to Win''.

Chart performance

References

1983 singles 1981 songs John Hiatt songs Ricky Nelson songs Rosanne Cash songs Songs written by John Hiatt Columbia Records singles Song recordings produced by Rodney Crowell {{1982-country-song-stub