Flowers (Billy Yates song)

1997 single by Billy Yates

"Flowers"

Single by Billy Yates
from the album  Billy Yates
Released| May 24, 1997 (1997-05-24)
Genre| Country
Length| 2:59
Label| Almo Sounds
Songwriter(s)| Billy Yates, Monty Criswell
Producer(s)| Billy Yates, Garth Fundis
Billy Yates singles chronology
| "I Smell Smoke"
(1997)  | "Flowers"
(1997)  | "When the Walls Come Tumblin' Down"
(1997)

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"Flowers" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Billy Yates. It was released in May 1997 as the second single from his self-titled debut album.

## Content

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"Flowers" was the second single from Yates' self-titled debut album. The label had originally released "I Smell Smoke", but switched singles in mid-1997 due to demand from radio stations which had begun to play that song instead.[1] Co-writer Monty Criswell came up with the song's central story line, about a man who expresses remorse towards his dead wife, whom he killed in an automobile accident caused by him driving under the influence. This sentiment is not expressed until the song's final verse, where Yates sings the lyric "Look what it took for me to finally bring you flowers."[2]

## Critical reception

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An uncredited review in Billboard was positive toward the song, calling it "unquestionably one of the most powerful ballads to emerge from the format since George Jones crooned 'He Stopped Loving Her Today'."[3]

## Cover versions

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Chris Young covered "Flowers" on his 2006 self-titled debut album.[4]

## Chart performance

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Chart (1997)  | Peak
position

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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 36

## References

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1. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records: 55. May 16, 1997.
2. ^ "Billy Yates would like his songs to hit a nerve". The Indianapolis News. August 6, 1997. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. May 24, 1997. p. 54.
4. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Chris Young review".
5. ^ "Billy Yates Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2020.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Chris Young (2006)
* The Man I Want to Be (2009)
* Neon (2011)
* A.M. (2013)
* I'm Comin' Over (2015)
* It Must Be Christmas (2016)
* Losing Sleep (2017)
* Famous Friends (2021)
* Young Love & Saturday Nights (2024)

Singles|

* "Drinkin' Me Lonely"
* "Voices"
* "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)"
* "The Man I Want to Be"
* "Tomorrow"
* "You"
* "Neon"
* "I Can Take It from There"
* "Aw Naw"
* "Who I Am with You"
* "Lonely Eyes"
* "I'm Comin' Over"
* "Think of You"
* "Sober Saturday Night"
* "Losing Sleep"
* "Hangin' On"
* "Raised on Country"
* "Drowning"
* "Famous Friends"
* "At the End of a Bar"
* "Looking for You"
* "Young Love & Saturday Nights"

Other songs|

"Flowers"
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