| Baby Blue | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | George Strait |
| Album: | If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin' |
| B-Side: | Back to Bein' Me |
| Released: | April 25, 1988 |
| Recorded: | September 29, 1987 |
| Genre: | Countrypolitan[1] |
| Length: | 3:32 |
| Label: | MCA 53340 |
| Producer: | Jimmy Bowen, George Strait |
| Prev Title: | Famous Last Words of a Fool |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
"Baby Blue" is a song written by Aaron Barker, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in April 1988 as the second single from his album If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'. It was a number-one hit in the United States,[2] while it peaked at number 3 in Canada.
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A, calling it "another one of Strait’s smoothest pop performances, with just enough country touches in the production to keep his traditionalist credentials intact." Coyne states that "taken literally as a love gone wrong song, it’s a beautiful piece of work."[3] [4]
| Chart (1988) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[5] | 58 | |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 32 |