{{Short description|1973 single by B. W. Stevenson}} {{Infobox song | name = My Maria | cover = B-w-stevenson-my-maria-1973.jpg | caption = Side A of the original US single | alt = | type = single | artist = B. W. Stevenson | album = My Maria | B-side = "August Evening Lady" | released = {{start date|1973|07}} | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Country rock | length = 2:32 | label = RCA Victor | writer = {{hlist|B. W. Stevenson|Daniel Moore}} | producer = David Kershenbaum | prev_title = Shambala | prev_year = 1973 | next_title = The River of Love | next_year = 1973 | misc = {{External music video | type = single | header = Audio | 1={{YouTube|ewyu4dIVj-8|"My Maria"}}}} }} "'''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 could not 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 July 1973. thumb|right|Trade ad for the single, 1973 The song became a Top 10 hit, peaking at No.&nbsp;9 on the US pop chart. It remained in the Top 40 for twelve weeks. In addition, "My Maria" spent one week at No.&nbsp;1 on the US adult contemporary chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=232}}</ref> The guitar portion of the track was played by Larry Carlton.<ref>Whitburn, Joel (1996). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)</ref> A cover version by Brooks & Dunn reached No.&nbsp;1 on the US country music chart and won the 1997 Grammy for Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.<br>

==Chart history== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1973) !Peak<br />position |- |Australia (KMR<ref>Kent Music Report</ref>) |align="center"|55 |- |U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 |align="center"|9 |- |U.S. ''Cashbox'' Top 100 |align="center"|7 |- |U.S. ''Billboard'' Easy Listening |align="center"|1 |- |Canada ''RPM'' Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4912.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - October 6, 1973}}</ref> |align="center"|3 |- |Canada ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4904.pdf| title=RPM Pop Playlist - November 3, 1973}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |}

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==Brooks & Dunn version== {{Infobox song | name = My Maria | cover = Brooks & Dunn - My Maria promo.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Brooks & Dunn | album = Borderline | B-side = Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing | released = March 24, 1996 | recorded = 1995 | studio = | venue = | genre = {{hlist|Country}} | length = 3:30 | label = Arista | writer = {{hlist|B. W. Stevenson|Daniel Moore}} | producer = {{hlist|Kix Brooks|Don Cook|Ronnie Dunn}} | prev_title = Whiskey Under the Bridge | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = I Am That Man | next_year = 1996 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|fZSiBj4vCiY|"My Maria"}}}} }}

When country music duo Brooks & Dunn released a cover version of "My Maria" in 1996, the song reached No. 1 on the US country chart. Their version of the song appears on their album ''Borderline'', released in 1996 on Arista Records and accompanied by a music video directed by South African filmmaker Michael Oblowitz. In addition, their version was the No. 1 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.<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=63|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref> Dunn subsequently claimed in an interview with ''Billboard'' later that year that he was initially reluctant to record "My Maria" because the duo had not previously recorded any cover songs.<ref name="award winning">{{cite magazine|last=Price|first=Deborah Evans|title=Brooks & Dunn: Award Winning Country|magazine=Billboard|volume=108|issue=49|page=42|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22brooks+%26+Dunn%22+%22Brand+new+man%22&pg=PA42|date=1996-12-07}}</ref>

In addition, this song was performed as their last performance before their initial split 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''.

===Chart history=== "My Maria" debuted at number 30 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 6, 1996. {|class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (1996) !align="center"|Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Canadacountry|1|chartid=2973|publishdate=May 20, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|79|artist=Brooks & Dunn}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Brooks & Dunn}} |}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !scope="col"|Chart (1996) !scope="col"|Position |- | Canada Country Tracks (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9734&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996|work=RPM|date=December 16, 1996|access-date=July 20, 2013}}</ref> | align="center" | 12 |- | US Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1996: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1996| access-date=July 20, 2013}}</ref> | align="center" | 1 |}

===Certifications=== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=My Maria|artist=Brooks & Dunn|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|access-date=January 26, 2025|relyear=1996|certyear=2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=My Maria|artist=Brooks & Dunn|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|access-date=August 14, 2024|relyear=1996|certyear=2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}

==See also== * List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Brooks & Dunn singles}} {{Billboard Year-End Hot Country Singles number one single of the year}} ==External links== *{{YouTube|ewyu4dIVj-8|B.W. Stevenson "My Maria" audio}} *{{YouTube|fZSiBj4vCiY|Brooks & Dunn "My Maria" music video}} *{{YouTube|bvw7zOifHug|Brooks & Dunn "My Maria" audio featuring Thomas Rhett}} {{authority control}}

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