Baby Turns Blue Explained

Baby Turns Blue
Cover:	Virgin Prunes - Baby Turns Blue.jpeg
Type:	single
Artist:	Virgin Prunes
Album:	...If I Die, I Die
B-Side:	"Yeo", "Chance of a Lifetime"
Recorded:	Berry Street Studio and Windmill Lane Studios
Genre:	Post-punk, gothic rock
Length:	3:43 (single version) 5:04 (Album version)
Label:	Rough Trade
Producer:	Colin Newman, Virgin Prunes
Prev Title:	Pagan Lovesong
Prev Year:	1982
Next Title:	Love Lasts Forever
Next Year:	1986

"Baby Turns Blue" is a single by the Irish post-punk band Virgin Prunes, released on 9 October 1982 by Rough Trade Records.^{[1] [2]} The remixed 12" version was retitled The Faculties of a Broken Heart.^[3]

Formats and track listing

All songs written by the Virgin Prunes

UK 7" single (RT 119)

1. "Baby Turns Blue" – 3:43
2. "Yeo" – 2:17

UK 12" single (RT 119T)

1. "The Faculties of a Broken Heart (What Should We Do If Baby Turns Blue)"
2. "Chance of a Lifetime"
3. "Yeo"

Personnel

Virgin Prunes

• Mary D'Nellon – drums
• Dik Evans – guitar
• Gavin Friday – vocals
• Guggi – vocals
• Strongman – bass guitar

Technical personnel

• Kevin Maloney – engineering
• Colin Newman – production
• Steve Parker – engineering
• Virgin Prunes – production
• The Yeomen – production (B-side)

Notes and References

1. Book: Gimarc, George . Post Punk Diary: 1980–1982 . . October 15, 1997 . 320 . 9780312169688 . 21 September 2014.
2. Web site: Virgin Prunes / Discography . virginprunes.com . 2011 . 21 September 2014.
3. Web site: Virgin Prunes – The Faculties Of A Broken Heart (Vinyl) . Discogs.com . 2016-10-26.
4. Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980–1989 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509194831/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/v.htm . 2008-05-09 . Cherry Red Books . 1997 . 21 September 2014 . dead .