My Maria - wikipedia My Maria `` My Maria '' Single by B.W. Stevenson from the album My Maria B - side `` August Evening Lady '' Released August 1973 Format 7 '' 45 RPM Genre Country rock Length 2 : 25 Label RCA Records Songwriter ( s ) B.W. Stevenson Daniel Moore Producer ( s ) David Kershenbaum `` 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. The guitar portion of the track was played by Larry Carlton. A cover 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. Contents 1 Content 2 Chart history 3 Brooks & Dunn version 3.1 Chart history 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Gear Daddies version 5 References 6 External links Content A gypsy woman, Maria, relieves the narrator from problems with which he has been struggling. Chart history Chart ( 1973 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Easy Listening Singles U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9 Canada RPM Top Singles 7 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks Brooks & Dunn version `` My Maria '' Single by Brooks & Dunn from the album Borderline B - side `` Mama Do n't Get Dressed Up for Nothing '' Released March 24, 1996 Format CD single, Cassette Single Recorded 1995 Genre Country Length 3 : 30 Label Arista 12993 Songwriter ( s ) B.W. Stevenson Daniel Moore Producer ( s ) Kix Brooks Don Cook Ronnie Dunn Brooks & Dunn singles chronology `` Whiskey Under the Bridge '' ( 1995 ) `` My Maria '' ( 1996 ) `` I Am That Man '' ( 1996 ) `` Whiskey Under the Bridge '' ( 1995 ) `` My Maria '' ( 1996 ) `` I Am That Man '' ( 1996 ) When country 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 the year 1996 according to Billboard, and won the duo its second Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Vocal Group or Duo. The song 's b - side, `` Mama Do n'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. Chart History `` 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 Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) US Billboard Hot 100 79 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1996 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 12 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) Gear Daddies version Gear Daddies released a version of the song on their 1992 album Ca n't Have Nothin ' Nice. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 232. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1996 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition ( Billboard Publications ) Jump up ^ Randall, Alice ; Carter Little ; Courtney Little ( 2006 ). My Country Roots : The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America 's Original Outsider Music. Thomas Nelson, Inc. p. 92. ISBN 1 - 59555 - 860 - 8. Jump up ^ AOL Music profile for `` My Maria '' Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 63. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 2973. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 20, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Brooks & Dunn Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Brooks & Dunn Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) '' Billboard. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996 ''. RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1996 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Loves Me Like a Rock '' by Paul Simon Billboard Easy Listening number - one single ( B.W. Stevenson version ) September 22, 1973 Succeeded by `` I 'm Coming Home '' by Johnny Mathis Preceded by `` You Win My Love '' by Shania Twain Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number - one single May 18 - June 1, 1996 Succeeded by `` Blue Clear Sky '' by George Strait Preceded by `` It 's Lonely I Ca n't Stand '' by Charlie Major RPM Country Tracks number - one single May 20 - May 27, 1996 Succeeded by `` If I Were You '' by Terri Clark Preceded by `` Sold ( The Grundy County Auction Incident ) '' by John Michael Montgomery Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number - one single of the year Succeeded by `` It 's Your Love '' by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Brooks & Dunn singles Brand New Man `` Brand New Man '' `` My Next Broken Heart '' `` Neon Moon '' `` Boot Scootin ' Boogie '' `` Lost and Found '' Hard Workin ' Man `` Hard Workin ' Man '' `` We 'll Burn That Bridge '' `` She Used to Be Mine '' `` Rock My World ( Little Country Girl ) '' `` That Ai n't No Way to Go '' Waitin ' on Sundown `` She 's Not the Cheatin ' Kind '' `` I 'll Never Forgive My Heart '' `` Little Miss Honky Tonk '' `` You 're Gonna Miss Me When I 'm Gone '' `` Whiskey Under the Bridge '' Borderline `` My Maria '' `` I Am That Man '' `` Mama Do n't Get Dressed Up for Nothing '' `` A Man This Lonely '' `` Why Would I Say Goodbye '' The Greatest Hits Collection `` Honky Tonk Truth '' `` He 's Got You '' If You See Her `` If You See Him / If You See Her '' ( with Reba McEntire ) `` How Long Gone '' `` Husbands and Wives '' `` I Ca n't Get Over You '' `` South of Santa Fe '' Tight Rope `` Missing You '' `` Beer Thirty '' `` You 'll Always Be Loved by Me '' Steers & Stripes `` Ai n't Nothing ' bout You '' `` Only in America '' `` The Long Goodbye '' `` My Heart Is Lost to You '' `` Every River '' Red Dirt Road `` Red Dirt Road '' `` You Ca n't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl '' `` That 's What She Gets for Loving Me '' The Greatest Hits Collection II `` That 's What It 's All About '' `` It 's Getting Better All the Time '' Hillbilly Deluxe `` Play Something Country '' `` Believe '' `` Building Bridges '' ( with Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill ) `` Hillbilly Deluxe '' Cowboy Town `` Proud of the House We Built '' `` God Must Be Busy '' `` Put a Girl in It '' `` Cowgirls Do n't Cry '' ( with Reba McEntire ) # 1s... and Then Some `` Indian Summer '' `` Honky Tonk Stomp '' ( with Billy Gibbons ) See also Discography Billboard Year - End Hot Country Songs number one single of the year 1980 -- 1989 1980 : `` My Heart '' -- Ronnie Milsap 1981 : `` Fire and Smoke '' -- Earl Thomas Conley 1982 : `` Always on My Mind '' -- Willie Nelson 1983 : `` José Cuervo '' -- Shelly West 1984 : `` To All the Girls I 've Loved Before '' -- Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson 1985 : `` Lost in the Fifties Tonight ( In the Still of the Night ) '' -- Ronnie Milsap 1986 : `` Never Be You '' -- Rosanne Cash 1987 : `` Give Me Wings '' -- Michael Johnson 1988 : `` Do n't Close Your Eyes '' -- Keith Whitley 1989 : `` A Better Man '' -- Clint Black 1990 -- 1999 1990 : `` Nobody 's Home '' -- Clint Black 1991 : `` Do n't Rock the Jukebox '' -- Alan Jackson 1992 : `` I Saw the Light '' -- Wynonna Judd 1993 : `` Chattahoochee '' -- Alan Jackson 1994 : `` I Swear '' -- John Michael Montgomery 1995 : `` Sold ( The Grundy County Auction Incident ) '' -- John Michael Montgomery 1996 : `` My Maria '' -- Brooks & Dunn 1997 : `` It 's Your Love '' -- Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 1998 : `` Just to See You Smile '' -- Tim McGraw 1999 : `` Amazed '' -- Lonestar 2000 -- 2009 2000 : `` How Do You Like Me Now ? ! '' -- Toby Keith 2001 : `` Ai n't Nothing ' bout You '' -- Brooks & Dunn 2002 : `` The Good Stuff '' -- Kenny Chesney 2003 : `` My Front Porch Looking In '' -- Lonestar 2004 : `` Live Like You Were Dying '' -- Tim McGraw 2005 : `` That 's What I Love About Sunday '' -- Craig Morgan 2006 : `` If You 're Going Through Hell ( Before The Devil Even Knows ) '' -- Rodney Atkins 2007 : `` Watching You '' -- Rodney Atkins 2008 : `` Just Got Started Lovin ' You '' -- James Otto 2009 : `` I Run to You '' -- Lady Antebellum 2010 -- 2019 2010 : `` Love Like Crazy '' -- Lee Brice 2011 : `` Crazy Girl '' -- Eli Young Band 2012 : `` Time Is Love '' -- Josh Turner 2013 : `` Cruise '' -- Florida Georgia Line 2014 : `` This Is How We Roll '' -- Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan 2015 : `` Take Your Time '' -- Sam Hunt 2016 : `` H.O.L.Y. 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Question: who sang the original version of my maria
Answer: B. W. Stevenson