I Overlooked an Orchid - Wikipedia I Overlooked an Orchid `` I Overlooked an Orchid '' Single by Mickey Gilley from the album Room Full of Roses B - side `` Swinging Doors '' Released June 1974 Genre Country Length 2 : 54 Label Playboy Songwriter ( s ) Carl Smith Carl Story Shirly Lyn Producer ( s ) Eddie Kilroy Mickey Gilley singles chronology `` Room Full of Roses '' ( 1974 ) `` I Overlooked an Orchid '' ( 1974 ) `` City Lights '' ( 1974 ) `` Room Full of Roses '' ( 1974 ) `` I Overlooked an Orchid '' ( 1974 ) `` City Lights '' ( 1974 ) `` I Overlooked an Orchid '' is a song written by Carl Smith, Carl Story and Shirly Lyn, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley. It was released in June 1974 as the second single from the album Room Full of Roses. `` I Overlooked an Orchid '' was Mickey Gilley 's second country hit and second number one on the country chart. The single would stay at number one for a single week and spend a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart. The Gilley version had a small amount of crossover interest, peaking at # 104 in the Cashbox `` Looking Ahead '' survey, August 1974. Chart performance Chart ( 1974 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Canadian RPM Country Tracks 15 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 136. Jump up ^ `` Mickey Gilley Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Preceded by `` I See the Want To in Your Eyes '' by Conway Twitty Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single November 2, 1974 Succeeded by `` Love Is Like a Butterfly '' by Dolly Parton Mickey Gilley Albums Too Good to Stop Now Invitation Only Notable singles `` Room Full of Roses '' `` I Overlooked an Orchid '' `` City Lights '' `` Window Up Above '' `` Bouquet of Roses '' `` Overnight Sensation '' `` Do n't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time '' `` Bring It On Home to Me '' `` Lawdy Miss Clawdy '' `` She 's Pulling Me Back Again '' `` Honky Tonk Memories '' `` Chains of Song '' `` The Power of Positive Drinkin ' '' `` Here Comes the Hurt Again '' `` The Song We Made Love To '' `` Just Long Enough to Say Goodbye '' `` My Silver Lining '' `` True Love Ways '' `` Stand by Me '' `` That 's All That Matters '' `` A Headache Tomorrow ( Or a Heartache Tonight ) '' `` You Do n't Know Me '' `` Lonely Nights '' `` Tears of the Lonely '' `` Put Your Dreams Away '' `` Talk to Me '' `` Fool for Your Love '' `` Your Love Shines Through '' `` You 've Really Got a Hold on Me '' `` Too Good to Stop Now '' `` I 'm the One Mama Warned You About '' `` You 've Got Something on Your Mind '' `` Your Memory Ai n't What It Used to Be '' `` Doo - Wah Days '' `` Full Grown Fool '' `` She Reminded Me of You '' `` There I 've Said It Again '' Guest singles `` Paradise Tonight '' ( with Charly McClain ) Related articles Discography Playboy Records Epic Records Jerry Lee Lewis Jimmy Swaggart Barbi Benton Ray Charles Gilley 's Club This 1970s country song -- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Overlooked_an_Orchid&oldid=837749707 '' Categories : 1974 singles Mickey Gilley songs Song recordings produced by Eddie Kilroy Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Playboy Records singles 1974 songs 1970s country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 22 April 2018, at 20 : 13. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the song i overlooked an orchid
Answer: Carl Smith