| "My Maria" | ||||
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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 | |||
| B. W. Stevenson singles chronology | ||||
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"My Maria" is a song co-written by B. W. Stevenson and Daniel Moore. Lindy Blaskey, a music publisher at ABC/Dunhill Records, thought Moore had a possible hit with his verse and chorus, but couldn't get him to finish the song, so Blaskey took what Moore had so far and asked Stevenson to finish writing it with an additional verse. David Kershenbaum, Stevenson's producer at RCA, agreed with Blaskey that it sounded like a hit and produced and released "My Maria" as a single in August 1973. The song became a Top 10 hit, peaking at No. 9 on the US pop chart. It remained in the Top 40 for twelve weeks. In addition, "My Maria" spent one week at No. 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 No. 1 on the US country music chart and won the 1997 Grammy for Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 232.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)