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"Flowers on the Wall" is a song made famous by American country music group The Statler Brothers. Written and composed by Lew DeWitt, the group's original tenor vocalist, the song peaked in popularity in January 1966, spending four weeks at number two on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart, and reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

"Flowers on the Wall"
Single by The Statler Brothers
from the album Flowers on the Wall
B-side"Billy Christian"
ReleasedJune 14, 1965
RecordedMarch 13, 1965
StudioColumbia Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:19
LabelColumbia 43315
Songwriter(s)Lew DeWitt
Producer(s)Don Law and Frank Jones
The Statler Brothers singles chronology
"Your Foolish Game"
(1964)
"Flowers on the Wall"
(1965)
"My Darling Hildegarde"
(1966)

The song won the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance - Group (Vocal or Instrumental).[1]

The Statler Brothers re-recorded the song in 1975 for their first greatest-hits album for Mercury Records, The Best of The Statler Brothers. The song is also featured on Nancy Sinatra's album Boots (1966).


Chart performance


Chart (1965–66) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[2] 1
New Zealand Singles Chart[3] 2
South Africa (Springbok)[4] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 4
UK Singles Chart 38

Eric Heatherly version


"Flowers on the Wall"
Single by Eric Heatherly
from the album Swimming in Champagne
B-side"Someone Else's Cadillac"
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2000
GenreCountry
Length3:29
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Lew DeWitt
Producer(s)Keith Stegall
Eric Heatherly singles chronology
"Flowers on the Wall"
(2000)
"Swimming in Champagne"
(2000)

Eric Heatherly recorded the song in 2000 on his debut album, Swimming In Champagne. Also released as his debut single, Heatherly's rendition reached number six on the Hot Country Songs charts and number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.


Chart history


Chart (2000) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 50
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 30



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