"Flowers on the Wall" | ||||
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Single by The Statler Brothers | ||||
from the album Flowers on the Wall | ||||
B-side | "Billy Christian" | |||
Released | June 14, 1965 | |||
Recorded | March 13, 1965 | |||
Studio | Columbia, Nashville | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:19 | |||
Label | Columbia 43315 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lew DeWitt | |||
Producer(s) | Don Law and Frank Jones | |||
The Statler Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"Flowers on the Wall" is a song originally recorded by American country music group The Statler Brothers. Written and composed by Lew DeWitt, the group's original tenor vocalist, the song peaked in popularity in January 1966, spending four weeks at number two on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart, and reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song won the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance - Group (Vocal or Instrumental). [1]
The Statler Brothers re-recorded the song in 1975 for their first greatest-hits album for Mercury Records, The Best of The Statler Brothers.
In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #116 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking. [2]
Chart (1965–66) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Top Singles [3] | 1 |
New Zealand Singles Chart [4] | 2 |
South Africa ( Springbok) [5] | 7 |
UK Singles Chart [6] | 38 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 4 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [8] | 2 |
"Flowers on the Wall" | ||||
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Single by Eric Heatherly | ||||
from the album Swimming in Champagne | ||||
B-side | "Someone Else's Cadillac" | |||
Released | February 26, 2000 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lew DeWitt | |||
Producer(s) | Keith Stegall | |||
Eric Heatherly singles chronology | ||||
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Eric Heatherly recorded the song in 2000 for his debut album, Swimming in Champagne. Released as his debut single, Heatherly's rendition reached number six on the Hot Country Songs chart and number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM) [9] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] | 50 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [11] | 6 |
Chart (2000) | Position |
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US Country Songs ( Billboard) [12] | 30 |
"Flowers on the Wall" | ||||
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Single by The Statler Brothers | ||||
from the album Flowers on the Wall | ||||
B-side | "Billy Christian" | |||
Released | June 14, 1965 | |||
Recorded | March 13, 1965 | |||
Studio | Columbia, Nashville | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:19 | |||
Label | Columbia 43315 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lew DeWitt | |||
Producer(s) | Don Law and Frank Jones | |||
The Statler Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"Flowers on the Wall" is a song originally recorded by American country music group The Statler Brothers. Written and composed by Lew DeWitt, the group's original tenor vocalist, the song peaked in popularity in January 1966, spending four weeks at number two on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart, and reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song won the 1966 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance - Group (Vocal or Instrumental). [1]
The Statler Brothers re-recorded the song in 1975 for their first greatest-hits album for Mercury Records, The Best of The Statler Brothers.
In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #116 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking. [2]
Chart (1965–66) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Top Singles [3] | 1 |
New Zealand Singles Chart [4] | 2 |
South Africa ( Springbok) [5] | 7 |
UK Singles Chart [6] | 38 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 4 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [8] | 2 |
"Flowers on the Wall" | ||||
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Single by Eric Heatherly | ||||
from the album Swimming in Champagne | ||||
B-side | "Someone Else's Cadillac" | |||
Released | February 26, 2000 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lew DeWitt | |||
Producer(s) | Keith Stegall | |||
Eric Heatherly singles chronology | ||||
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Eric Heatherly recorded the song in 2000 for his debut album, Swimming in Champagne. Released as his debut single, Heatherly's rendition reached number six on the Hot Country Songs chart and number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM) [9] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] | 50 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [11] | 6 |
Chart (2000) | Position |
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US Country Songs ( Billboard) [12] | 30 |