"One Takes the Blame" is a song written by Don Reid, and recorded by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in July 1984 as the second single from their album Atlanta Blue. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Chart performance References 1984 singles The Statler Brothers songs Mercury Nashville singles Song recordings produced by Jerry Kennedy Songs written by Don Reid (singer) 1984 songs