"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 version 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.
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Single by B. W. Stevenson | |
from the album My Maria | |
B-side | "August Evening Lady" or "Shambala" |
Released | August 1973 |
Genre | Country rock |
Length | 2:25 |
Label | RCA |
Songwriter(s) | B. W. Stevenson Daniel Moore |
Producer(s) | David Kershenbaum |
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 | 7 |
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 7 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 1 |
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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] | |||
Recorded | 1995 | |||
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Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | Arista 12993 | |||
Songwriter(s) | B. W. Stevenson Daniel Moore | |||
Producer(s) | Kix Brooks Don Cook Ronnie Dunn | |||
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When country music 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 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 18, 2010, as well at the 50th anniversary of the ACM Awards on April 19, 2015.
In 2019, Brooks & Dunn re-recorded "My Maria" with American country music artist Thomas Rhett for their album Reboot.
"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 |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 79 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
Chart (1996) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 12 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
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