<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Room Full of Roses" (1974) </Td> <Td> "I Overlooked an Orchid" (1974) </Td> <Td> "City Lights" (1974) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Room Full of Roses" (1974) </Td> <Td> "I Overlooked an Orchid" (1974) </Td> <Td> "City Lights" (1974) </Td> </Tr> <P> "I Overlooked an Orchid" is a song written by Carl Smith, Carl Story and Shirly Lyn, and recorded by American country music artist Mickey Gilley . It was released in June 1974 as the second single from the album Room Full of Roses . "I Overlooked an Orchid" was Mickey Gilley's second country hit and second number one on the country chart . The single would stay at number one for a single week and spend a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart . </P> <P> The Gilley version had a small amount of crossover interest, peaking at #104 in the Cashbox "Looking Ahead" survey, August 1974 . </P>

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