There Stands the Glass

"There Stands the Glass" is a country song written by Russ Hull, Mary Jean Shurtz, and Audrey Grisham. Originally recorded by Blaine Smith in 1952, it was a hit for Webb Pierce in 1953.[2] It was Pierce's fifth release to hit number one on the country chart. It spent 27 weeks on the chart and was at the top for 12 weeks.[3]

"There Stands the Glass"
Single by Webb Pierce
A-side"I'm Walking the Dog"
ReleasedSeptember 1953
StudioBradley Studios, Nashville, Tennessee[1]
GenreCountry
Length2:27
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)
  • Russ Hull
  • Mary Jean Shurtz
  • Autry Greisham
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Webb Pierce singles chronology
"It's Been So Long"
(1953)
"There Stands the Glass"
(1953)
"Slowly"
(1954)

Bob Dylan said that "The star of this song is the empty bourbon glass, and it's built around the same kind of crack guitar sound as on a Hank Williams record, as well as the magical open-string, strummed chord."[4]

In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #127 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.[5]

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ Snoddy, Glen (1972). "Nashville, The Recording Center" (PDF). Country Music Who's Who. Record World. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ There Stands The Glass Covers Retrieved August 31, 2016
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 267.
  4. ^ Dylan, Bob (2022). The Philosophy of Modern Song. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4516-4870-6.
  5. ^ "The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 24, 2014.
  6. ^ Carl Smith, There Stands the Glass Retrieved May 15, 2015
  7. ^ Scott McKenzie, "There Stands the Glass" single release Retrieved May 15, 2015
  8. ^ WhoSampled.com Retrieved March 7, 2024]
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 63.
  10. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (7 February 2020). "Sam Hunt Samples Webb Pierce on New Party Track 'Hard to Forget'". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.