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{{Short description|1973 song by B. W. Stevenson}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = My Maria
| cover      = BW Stevenson - My Maria promo.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[B. W. Stevenson]]
| album      = My Maria
| B-side     = "August Evening Lady" or "[[Shambala (song)|Shambala]]"
| released   = {{start date|1973|07|19}}<ref>https://tunebat.com/Info/My-Maria-B-W-Stevenson/6EA8NmWd3l9C6ycQfbEOnS</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Country rock]]
| length     = 2:25
| label      = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| writer     = B. W. Stevenson<br />[[Daniel Moore (musician)|Daniel Moore]]
| producer   = [[David Kershenbaum]]
| prev_title = Lead Free
| prev_year  = 1972
| next_title = Calabasas
| next_year  = 1974
}}
"'''My Maria'''" is a song co-written by [[B. W. Stevenson]] and [[Daniel Moore (musician)|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 July 1973. The song became a Top 10 hit, peaking at No.&nbsp;9 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|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 [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|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>[[Joel Whitburn|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 [[Hot Country Songs|US country music chart]] and won the [[39th Annual Grammy Awards|1997 Grammy]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]].

==Chart history==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1973)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|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 (Brooks & Dunn album)|Borderline]]
| B-side     = [[Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing]]
| released   = March 24, 1996<ref>[http://music.aol.com/album/my-maria/382043 AOL Music profile] for "My Maria"</ref>
| recorded   = 1995
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]}}
| length     = 3:30
| label      = [[Arista Records|Arista]] 12993
| writer     = [[B. W. Stevenson]]<br />Daniel Moore
| producer   = [[Kix Brooks]]<br />[[Don Cook]]<br />[[Ronnie Dunn]]
| prev_title = [[Whiskey Under the Bridge]]
| prev_year  = 1995
| next_title = [[I Am That Man]]
| next_year  = 1996
}}
When [[country music]] duo [[Brooks & Dunn]] released a [[cover version]] of "My Maria" in 1996, the song reached No. 1 on the [[Hot Country Songs|US country chart]]. Their version of the song appears on their album ''[[Borderline (Brooks & Dunn album)|Borderline]]'', released in 1996 on [[Arista Records]]. 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>

In addition, this song was performed as their last performance as a duo at the 2010 [[Academy of Country Music|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 (Brooks & Dunn album)|Reboot]]''.

== In Popular Culture ==
"My Maria" was featured in season 4, episode 5 of the cult hit TV show "Shoresy" in a karaoke scene. 

===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
|-
{{singlechart|Canadacountry|1|chartid=2973|publishdate=May 20, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|79|artist=Brooks & Dunn}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Brooks & Dunn}}
|}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1996)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
| Canada Country Tracks (''[[RPM (magazine)|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 (magazine)|RPM]]|date=December 16, 1996|access-date=July 20, 2013}}</ref>
| align="center" | 12
|-
| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1996: Country Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (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 one-hit wonders in the United States#1970s|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}}

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