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Mr. Blue

For the Electric Light Orchestra song, see Mr. Blue Sky.
"Mr. Blue"
Single by The Fleetwoods
B-side"You Mean Everything to Me"
Released1959
GenrePop
Length2:26
LabelDolton 5
Songwriter(s)DeWayne Blackwell
Producer(s)Kearney Barton
The Fleetwoods singles chronology
"Graduation's Here"
(1959) 		"Mr. Blue"
(1959) 		"You Mean Everything to Me"
(1959)

"Mr. Blue" is a popular song written by DeWayne Blackwell[1] that was a hit for The Fleetwoods, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1959[2] and 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

Other versions

  • The song was covered in 1959 by David Macbeth, whose Joe Meek produced version[5] reached #18 on the UK Singles Chart, spending one week in the Top 20.[6]
  • Also in 1959, the song was covered by former boxer and future actor Mike Preston who peaked at #12 and spent five weeks in the Top 20 with the song. The single's B-side is a cover of the Frankie Avalon song "Just Ask Your Heart". Pat Boone also recorded the song.
  • In 1963, the song was recorded by Bobby Vinton on his album Blue on Blue.
  • In 1965, Gary Lewis and the Playboys recorded Mr. Blue on their album Everybody Loves a Clown
  • In 1969, the song was recorded by Classics IV on their album, Traces (Imperial 12429).
  • In 1974, the song was recorded by Italian singer Mina for her album Baby Gate
  • In 1975, the song was recorded by David Bromberg on his album, Midnight on the Water (Columbia CK 57309).[7]
  • Country singer Garth Brooks recorded the song for his 1990 album, No Fences.
  • Bob Dylan and The Band recorded the song in 1967, released in 2014 on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete.

See also

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

References

  1. ^ BMI Repertoire Database
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 230.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 208.
  4. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  5. ^ Joe Meek, Telstar: The Hits of Joe Meek, Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., London, 2006
  6. ^ David MacBeth Cart History Retrieved September 26, 2011
  7. ^ Midnight on the Water (David Bromberg album)

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