B-side "The Class of '57" Genre Country Label Mercury | Released November 1983 Length 3:26 Writer(s) Jimmy Fortune | |
"Elizabeth" is a song written by Jimmy Fortune, and recorded by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in November 1983 as the second single from the album Today. "Elizabeth" was The Statler Brothers' forty-fourth country hit and their second number one on the country charts. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.
The song was the first No. 1 Statler Brothers' hit to feature Fortune on lead vocals. (Fortune had replaced Lew DeWitt, who departed the group in 1982 after a chronic illness.)
A music video for "Elizabeth" was produced but is not included on the Statler Brothers VEVO page or elsewhere.
Bluegrass music band Dailey & Vincent covered the song on their 2010 album Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers. This version was nominated for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.