"There Stands the Glass" is a country song written by Russ Hull, Mary Jean Shurtz, and Audrey Grisham.
Originally recorded by Blaine Smith in 1952, it was a hit for Webb Pierce in 1953.
[2] It was Pierce's fifth release to hit number one on the country chart.
[3] Bob Dylan said, "The star of this song is the empty bourbon glass, and it's built around the same kind of crack guitar sound as on a Hank Williams record, as well as the magical open-string, strummed chord.
"[4] In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 127 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.