"Beautiful Brown Eyes" | |
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Song | |
Language | English |
Songwriter(s) | Alton Delmore |
"Beautiful Brown Eyes" is a country song written by Alton Delmore, originally inspired by his oldest daughter. One of the best known versions of the song was originally arranged by Fiddlin' Arthur Smith & Alton Delmore of The Delmore Brothers in 1951. An award was presented to Alton Delmore for "Beautiful Brown Eyes" in 1951.[1]
The lyrics are sung from the perspective of a woman unlucky in love, divorced, and remarried, who will "never love blue eyes again". [2][3]
The following recordings are credited to Smith and Delmore only:
The following credit Smith, Delmore and also Jerry Capehart (1928-1998) who would have only been 23 when the original Smith-Delmore version was published.
Solomon Burke, the Brothers Four, Billy Walker, Connie Francis, Chet Atkins, and Roy Acuff.