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{{Infobox song
| name = Crystal Chandelier
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Carl Belew]]
| album = Twelve Shades of Belew
| B-side = Lonely Hearts Do Foolish Things
| released = 1965
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 2:50
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]] Victor
| writer = [[Ted Harris (songwriter)|Ted Harris]]
| producer = [[Chet Atkins]]
| prev_title = In the Middle of a Memory
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = Boston Jail
| next_year = 1966
}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Crystal Chandelier
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Vic Dana]]
| album = Crystal Chandelier
| B-side = [[What Now My Love (song)|What Now My Love]]
| released = December 1965
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Adult Contemporary
| length =
| label = [[Dolton Records|Dolton]]
| writer = [[Ted Harris (songwriter)|Ted Harris]]
| producer =
| prev_title = Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries of You)
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = I Love You Drops
| next_year = 1966
}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Crystal Chandeliers
| cover = Crystal_Chandelier_-_Charley_Pride.jpg
| alt =
| type =
| artist = [[Charley Pride]]
| album = [[The Country Way]]
| released = December 1967<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Charley-Pride-The-Country-Way/release/3513341 |title=Charley Pride - The Country Way (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2017-04-07 |accessdate=2017-06-17}}</ref>
| recorded = 1967
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 2:47
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| writer = [[Ted Harris (songwriter)|Ted Harris]]
| producer = [[Chet Atkins]], [[Jack Clement]], Felton Jarvis
}}

"'''Crystal Chandelier'''" (more commonly known as Crystal Chandeliers) is a 1965 Country song written by Ted Harris and popularized by [[Charley Pride]]. The original rendition was sung by [[Carl Belew]]. His version reached number 12 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Country chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=42}}</ref> It was the first of three charting singles from Belew's eighth studio album, ''Twelve Shades of Belew''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/719914-Carl-Belew |title=Carl Belew Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2017-06-17}}</ref>

==Vic Dana cover==
[[Vic Dana]] covered the song in 1965. His version reached number 51 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 19 on the Canadian pop singles chart<ref>[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=9642& R.P.M. Play Sheet, January 10, 1966]</ref> and number 14 on both the U.S. and Canadian Adult Contemporary charts in early 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=9642& |title=Item: 9642 - Library and Archives Canada |publisher=Bac-lac.gc.ca |date= 17 July 2013|accessdate=2017-06-17}}</ref> He also reached number 34 in Australia.

Both Carl Belew and Vic Dana recorded the song under the title "Crystal Chandelier," however, all further covers used the title: Crystal Chandeliers in the plural, reflecting what is said in the lyrics.

===Chart history===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (1965)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])
| style="text-align:center;"|34
|-
|Canada ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=9642&|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1966-01-03 |accessdate=2022-02-12}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|-
|Canada ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5676&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5676.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5676|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1966-01-10 |accessdate=2022-02-12}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|19
|-
|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|51
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]]
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|-
|U.S. [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100
|align="center"|53
|-
|}

==Charley Pride cover==
[[Charley Pride]] covered "Crystal Chandeliers" in 1967. The song was included on his number-one selling album, ''The Country Way''. It was produced by [[Chet Atkins]], who had also produced Belew's original rendition.

Pride's version became an instant hit, and received heavy airplay by Country radio stations.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://kxrb.com/who-hit-with-crystal-chandeliers-not-charley-pride/ |title=Who Hit With 'Crystal Chandeliers'? Not Charley Pride |publisher=Kxrb.com |date=2014-08-29 |accessdate=2017-06-17}}</ref> Although it was never a hit on the American singles charts, it remains one of the most recognizable and enduring versions of the song.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

==Other versions==
* Tony and the Graduates covered the song in 1967, reaching number seven in Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know}}</ref>
* [[Billie Jo Spears]] covered "Crystal Chandelier" in 1970 on her ''Country Girl'' LP.
* Mattie Fox and the Country Blue Boys version reached number 14 in Ireland in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{YouTube|xl8h3UE2_t8|Charley Pride - Crystal Chandelier}}

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[[Category:1965 songs]]
[[Category:1965 singles]]
[[Category:Charley Pride songs]]
[[Category:Vic Dana songs]]
[[Category:Carl Belew songs]]
[[Category:RCA Records singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Chet Atkins]]

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