Blue Baby Blue Explained

Blue Baby Blue
Type:single
Artist:Lynn Anderson
Album:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
B-Side:The Lonely Hearts Cafe
Recorded:April 1980
Studio:Columbia Studio
Label:Columbia
Prev Title:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Midnight Train to Georgia
Next Year:1982

"Blue Baby Blue" is a song written by Michael Clark. It was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson and released as a single in 1980 via Columbia Records.

Background and release

"Blue Baby Blue" was recorded in April 1980 at the Columbia Recording Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The session was produced by Gary Klein and Charles Koppelman. It was Anderson's first production assignment with both producers after spending many years at the Columbia label working with her first husband, Glenn Sutton.[1]

"Blue Baby Blue" was released as a single in October 1980.[2] The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart before reaching the top 40 at number 27 in December 1980.[3] It was Anderson's final single release for Columbia Records. She would leave the label and not return to the charts until 1983 on the Permian label.[2] The song was issued on Anderson's 1980 album Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.[1]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[4]

Notes and References

  1. Anderson . Lynn . Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Album Info and Liner Notes) . Columbia Records . 1980.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. Web site: "Blue Baby Blue" chart history . . 30 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Lynn Anderson -- "Blue Baby Blue" (1980, Vinyl) . . 30 July 2020.