Beneath Still Waters (song)

"Beneath Still Waters"
Single by Diana Trask
B-side	"Heartbreak Hotel"
Released	March 28, 1970
Genre	Country
Label	Dot
Writer(s)	Dallas Frazier
Diana Trask singles chronology
"I Fall to Pieces" (1969) "Beneath Still Waters" (1970) "The Chokin' Kind" (1970)

"Beneath Still Waters" is a song written by Dallas Frazier in 1967 and first recorded the same year by George Jones, who released it on his 1968 Album My Country. In 1970 it was recorded and released as a single by Diana Trask. "Beneath Still Waters" was her second hit on the country chart, spending two weeks and peaking at number thirty-eight.

Chart performance

Chart (1970)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	38
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	50

"Beneath Still Waters"
Single by Emmylou Harris
from the album Blue Kentucky Girl
B-side	"'Til I Gain Control Again"
Released	March 1, 1980
Genre	Country
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer(s)	Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris singles chronology
"Blue Kentucky Girl" (1979) "Beneath Still Waters" (1980) "Wayfaring Stranger" (1980)

Emmylou Harris version

In March 1980, Emmylou Harris scored her fourth number one hit on the country chart with her version of the song, which was the second single from her album Blue Kentucky Girl.

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	3

Cover versions

In 1979, Daniel Selby recorded the song for an album on Davis/Capitol.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" by Debby Boone

Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single by Emmylou Harris May 10, 1980

Succeeded by "Gone Too Far" by Eddie Rabbitt