Mr. Blue Explained

Mr. Blue
Type:	single
Artist:	the Fleetwoods
Album:	Mr. Blue
B-Side:	"You Mean Everything to Me"
Released:	1959
Genre:	Pop^[1]
Label:	Dolton 5
Producer:	Kearney Barton
Prev Title:	Graduation's Here
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	You Mean Everything to Me
Next Year:	1959

"Mr. Blue" is a popular song written by DeWayne Blackwell^[2] that was a hit for the Fleetwoods, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1959,^[3] giving the group its second chart-topping hit of the year. Roy Lanham played guitar on the track, and Si Zentner played the trombone.

Chart positions

Chart (1959)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
Italy	7
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Sides^[4]	3

All-time charts

Other versions

• The song was covered in 1959 by David MacBeth, whose Joe Meek produced version^[6] reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart, spending one week in the Top 20.^[7]

See also

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1959 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tom . Breihan . The Number Ones: The Fleetwoods' "Mr. Blue". . February 13, 2018 . 'Mr. Blue' was more a product of the pop-star studio system, and it wasn't nearly as good of a fit.. June 6, 2023.
2. Web site: BMI | Repertoire Search. https://archive.today/20130118100619/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=1019203&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID. dead. January 18, 2013. May 4, 2021.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 230.
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 208.
5. Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart. Billboard. December 10, 2018.
6. Joe Meek, Telstar: The Hits of Joe Meek, Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., London, 2006
7. Web site: DAVID MACBETH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. Officialcharts.com. May 4, 2021.