Baby Blue (George Strait song)
Appearance
"Baby Blue" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the 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 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Aaron Barker | |||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen, George Strait | |||
George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
Critical reception
[edit]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]
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Liebig, Lorie (November 18, 2022). "Ranking All 60 of George Strait's". The Boot. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
- ^ CountryUniverse.net Song review
- ^ Koyle, Kevin (22 July 2024). "Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: George Strait, "Baby Blue"". www.countryuniverse.net. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "American single certifications – George Strait – Baby Blue". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 22, 2023.