My Maria

"My Maria"
Single by B. W. Stevenson
from the album My Maria
B-side "August Evening Lady"
Released August 1973
Format 7" 45 RPM
Genre Country rock
Length 2:25
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) B. W. Stevenson
Daniel Moore
Producer(s) David Kershenbaum

"My Maria" is a song co-written by B. W. Stevenson and Daniel Moore. Stevenson released "My Maria" as a single in August 1973, and the song became a Top 10 hit, peaking at number 9 on the US pop chart. It remained in the Top 40 for twelve weeks. In addition, "My Maria" spent one week at number 1 on the US adult contemporary chart.[1] The guitar portion of the track was played by Larry Carlton.[2] A cover by Brooks & Dunn reached number 1 on the US country music chart and won the 1997 Grammy for Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Content

A gypsy woman, Maria, relieves the narrator from problems with which he has been struggling.[3]

Chart history

Chart (1973) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9
Canada RPM Top Singles 7
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 1

Brooks & Dunn version

"My Maria"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album Borderline
B-side "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing"
Released March 24, 1996[4]
Format CD single, Cassette Single
Recorded 1995
Genre Country
Length 3:30
Label Arista 12993
Songwriter(s) B. W. Stevenson
Daniel Moore
Producer(s) Kix Brooks
Don Cook
Ronnie Dunn
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"Whiskey Under the Bridge"
(1995)		 "My Maria"
(1996)		 "I Am That Man"
(1996)

"Whiskey Under the Bridge"
(1995)		 "My Maria"
(1996)		 "I Am That Man"
(1996)

When country duo Brooks & Dunn released a cover version of "My Maria" in 1996, the song reached number 1 on the US country chart. Their version of the song appears on their album Borderline, released in 1996 on Arista Records. In addition, their version was the number one country song of the year 1996 according to Billboard, and won the duo its second Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Vocal Group or Duo.[5] The song's b-side, "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing," would later be released as the album's third single.

In addition, this song was performed as their last performance as a duo at the 2010 ACM Awards on April 18, 2010, as well at the 50th anniversary of the ACM Awards on April 19, 2015.

Chart history

"My Maria" debuted at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 6, 1996.

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 79
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[9] 12
US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 1

Gear Daddies version

Gear Daddies released a version of the song on their 1992 album Can't Have Nothin' Nice.

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 232.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  3. ↑ Randall, Alice; Carter Little; Courtney Little (2006). My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music. Thomas Nelson, Inc. p. 92. ISBN 1-59555-860-8.
  4. ↑ AOL Music profile for "My Maria"
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 63. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2973." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 20, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
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