Pretty Blue Eyes Explained

Pretty Blue Eyes
Type:	single
Artist:	Steve Lawrence
B-Side:	You're Nearer
Released:	1959
Genre:	Pop
Label:	ABC-Paramount
Producer:	Don Costa^[1]
Prev Title:	Only One Love
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Footsteps
Next Year:	1960

"Pretty Blue Eyes" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein.^[2] In 1959, it was a hit single for Steve Lawrence, and in 1960 for Craig Douglas.

Steve Lawrence version

In 1959, Steve Lawrence released the song as a single. Lawrence's version spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,^[3] while reaching No. 7 on the Cash Box Top 100,^[4] No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,^[5] and No. 7 in Australia.^[6]

Chart performance

Chart (1959-1960)	Peak position
Australia	7
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)	4
US Billboard Hot 100	9
US Cash Box Top 100	7
US Cash Box Records Disc Jockeys Played Most^[7]	5
US Cash Box Top Ten Juke Box Tunes^[8]	6

Cover versions

• In 1960, Craig Douglas released a cover of the song, which reached No. 4 on the UK's New Musical Express chart^[9] and No. 12 in Italy.^[10] The song also reached No. 20 in the Netherlands in 1960, in a tandem ranking of Steve Lawrence and Craig Douglas's versions.^[11]
• In 1964, Teddy Randazzo released a version of the song as the B-side of "Doo Dah".^[12]
• In 1967, The Guess Who released a version of the song, which reached No. 48 on Canada's RPM 100.^[13]
• Donny Osmond released a version of the song on his 1972 album Too Young.^[14]

Notes and References

1. "Announcing Don Costa Productions, Inc.", Billboard, October 9, 1961. p. 9. Accessed December 2, 2015.
2. Lonergan, David F. (2005). Hit Records, 1950-1975. Scarecrow Press. p. 177. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
3. https://www.billboard.com/artist/steve-lawrence/chart-history/hsi/ Hot 100 - Steve Lawrence Pretty Blue Eyes Chart History
4. "The Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, January 23, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
5. Web site: CHUM Charts – Chart No. 142 . April 4, 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060716035119/http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=142 . . July 16, 2006 . January 18, 1960 .
6. [David Kent (historian)|David Kent]
7. "The Records Disc Jockeys Played Most", Cash Box, January 30, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
8. "Top Ten Juke Box Tunes", Cash Box, January 30, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
9. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7177/craig-douglas/ Craig Douglas - Full Official Chart History
10. "Best Selling Pop Records in Italy", Billboard, May 16, 1960. p. 4. Accessed December 2, 2015.
11. http://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?year=1960&date=19600416&cat=s 16/04/1960
12. "DCP International Presenting", Billboard, January 25, 1964. p. 22. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
13. "RPM 100", RPM, Volume 7, No. 19, July 08, 1967. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
14. Web site: Too Young – Donny Osmond. AllMusic. April 4, 2018.