My Maria
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| Single by B. W. Stevenson | |
| from the album My Maria | |
| B-side | "August Evening Lady" |
| Released | August 1973 |
| Format | 7" 45 RPM |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 2:25 |
| Label | RCA Records |
| Writer(s) | B. W. Stevenson Daniel Moore |
| Producer | 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 #9 on the US pop chart. It remained in the Top 40 for twelve weeks. In addition, "My Maria" spent one week at #1 on the US adult contemporary chart. The guitar portion of the track was played by Larry Carlton.[1]
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A gypsy woman liberates a square man's soul, chasing away the blues that won't let the rambler alone. The man has moral vision problems but Maria cures those as well.[2]
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard East Listening Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 7 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
[edit] Brooks & Dunn version
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| Single by Brooks & Dunn | ||||
| from the album Borderline | ||||
| B-side | "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" | |||
| Released | March 24, 1996[3] | |||
| Format | CD single, Cassette Single | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Arista 12993 | |||
| Writer(s) | B. W. Stevenson Daniel Moore |
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| Producer | Kix Brooks Ronnie Dunn Don Cook |
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When country duo Brooks & Dunn released a cover version of "My Maria" in 1996, the song reached #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.[4] 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 18th, 2010.
[edit] Chart positions
"My Maria" debuted at #30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 6, 1996.
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 79 |
| Canada RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
[edit] Gear Daddies version
Gear Daddies released a version of the song on their 1992 album Can't Have Nothin' Nice.
[edit] References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Randall, Alice; Carter Little, Courtney Little (2006). My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music. Thomas Nelson, Inc.. pp. 92. ISBN 1595558608.
- ^ AOL Music profile for "My Maria"
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 63. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
| Preceded by "Loves Me Like a Rock" by Paul Simon |
Billboard Easy Listening number-one single (B.W. Stevenson version) September 22, 1973 |
Succeeded by "I'm Coming Home" by Johnny Mathis |
| Preceded by "You Win My Love" by Shania Twain |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single May 18-June 1, 1996 |
Succeeded by "Blue Clear Sky" by George Strait |
| Preceded by "It's Lonely I Can't Stand" by Charlie Major |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 20-May 27, 1996 |
Succeeded by "If I Were You" by Terri Clark |
| Preceded by "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" by John Michael Montgomery |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single of the year 1996 |
Succeeded by "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill |
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- 1973 singles
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- Gear Daddies songs
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