Blue on Blue (song)
| "Blue on Blue" | ||||
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| Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
| from the album Blue on Blue | ||||
| B-side | "Those Little Things" | |||
| Released | April 30, 1963 | |||
| Recorded | April 3, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Burt Bacharach Hal David | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Morgan | |||
| Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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"Blue on Blue" is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach with lyrics by Hal David, first recorded and released by Bobby Vinton in April 1963, backed by Burt Bacharach and his Orchestra. Vinton's single spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 3 on July 6, 1963, while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart. Vinton's single was a major hit in many other nations as well.
The song was ranked No. 42 on Billboard's end of year ranking "Top Records of 1963".
The success of "Blue on Blue" prompted Bobby Vinton to record an entire album of blue-themed songs, also titled Blue on Blue, which produced an even bigger hit in the No. 1 "Blue Velvet".