There Stands the Glass

"There Stands the Glass"
Single by Webb Pierce
A-side	"I'm Walking the Dog"
Released	September 1953
Genre	Country
Length	2:22
Label	Decca
Writer(s)	Russ Hull, Mary Jean Shurtz, Autry Greisham
Webb Pierce singles chronology
"It's Been So Long" (1953) "There Stands the Glass" (1953) "Slowly" (1954)

"There Stands the Glass" is a country song that was written by Russ Hull, Mary Jean Shurtz and Audrey Greisham, and was a hit for Webb Pierce in 1953. It was Pierce's fifth release to hit number one on the country charts. Pierce's recording spent 27 weeks on the country charts, and was at #1 for 12 weeks.^[1]

Cover versions

• The song appears on the Carl Smith album, There Stands the Glass, released in 1964.^[2]
• Scott McKenzie released a version of the song as a single in 1965.^[3]
• In 1973, singer Johnny Bush peaked at number 34 on the US country charts and No. 60 on Canadian country charts with his version of the song.^[4]
• Jerry Lee Lewis recorded the song in 1969.
• Loretta Lynn recorded the song in 1981 on her I Lie LP.
• Hoyt Axton covered the song in 1982.
• Ted Hawkins covered the song on his 1986 album On the Boardwalk.
• Van Morrison recorded the song in 2006 on his Pay the Devil CD.
• [half man half biscuit] have covered it too

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 267.
2. Carl Smith, There Stands the Glass Retrieved May 15, 2015
3. Scott McKenzie, "There Stands the Glass" single release Retrieved May 15, 2015
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 63.