| "Baby Blue" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Country | |||
| 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, [1] while it peaked at number 3 in Canada.
Critical reception
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, 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." [2]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States ( RIAA) [6] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
- ^ CountryUniverse.net Song review
- ^ "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.
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