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| Name = Blue |
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| Artist = [[LeAnn Rimes]] |
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| Released = 1996 |
| Released = 1996 |
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| Format = [[CD]], [[digital download]] |
| Format = [[CD]], [[digital download]] |
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]] |
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]] |
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| Length = 2:48 |
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| Label = [[Curb Records|Curb]] |
| Label = [[Curb Records|Curb]] |
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| Writer = [[Bill Mack]] |
| Writer = [[Bill Mack]] |
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| Producer = Wilbur |
| Producer = Wilbur Rimes |
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| Certification = Gold ([[RIAA]]) |
| Certification = Gold ([[RIAA]]) |
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'''"Blue"''' is the name of the debut single released by [[United States|American]] [[country music]] singer, [[LeAnn Rimes]], released in 1996. The song propelled Rimes to fame in 1996 at 13 years old. |
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'''"Blue"''' is the first hit from the [[Blue (LeAnn Rimes album)|album of the same name]] by [[LeAnn Rimes]]. The song was written by [[radio personality]] [[Bill Mack]], and won the 1997 [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song]]. |
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==Song information== |
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"Blue" was written by radio [[disc jockey]], [[Bill Mack]] in the early 1960s. Mack orginally intended legendary country music singer, [[Patsy Cline]] to record the song, however, Cline died in a plane crash before it could be recorded. Mack said he had been trying to find the right vocalist to record "Blue," however the statement proved to be a lie. The song had already been recorded by Mack, Kathryn Pitt, and [[Kenny Roberts]]. <ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=LEANN|RIMES&sql=11:3nftxqqgld0e~T1|title=Biography - LeAnn Rimes|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=[[allmusic]]|accessdate=2008-08-23}}</ref> |
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However the idea was spread to the media, leading people to believe Rimes was the successor to Cline's vocal style. |
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"Blue" is a ballad about a lonely woman who is wondering why her lover can't be blue or lonely over her. However she later realizes, that words her lover had whispered were only lies: |
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::''"Blue'' |
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::''Oh, so lonesome for you'' |
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::''Why can't you be blue over me?"'' |
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Rimes was only 13 during the time of the single's release in 1996, bringing to Rimes to comparisons with other former teenage country singers, including 50s singer, [[Brenda Lee]] and 70s Outlaw country singer, [[Tanya Tucker]]. Mnay of Rimes' songs were adult-sounding songs, including "Blue," as well as later releases. <ref>{{cite book|last=Wolff|first=Kurt|title=Country Music: The Rough Guide|editor=Orla Duane|publisher=Rough Guides ltd.|date=2000|pages=540 - 541|chapter=13|accessdate=August 22, 2008}} </ref> |
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==Chart performance & music video== |
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The single was released to country radio in 1996 and became a major hit that summer, <ref name="allmusic"/> |
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peaking at #10 on the [[Hot Country Songs|Billboard Country Chart]] and #26 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], while also reaching #1 on the Canadian Country RPM singles chart. Her album of the same was also released the same year and sold 123,000 copies within its first week, eventually selling six million copies (6× Multi-Platinum) in the United States. |
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A [[music video]] was also filmed around the time of the singles release. The video showed Rimes sitting by a pool in the summer with sunglasses on, while a young boy passes her by. It debuted on [[Country Music Television|CMT]]'s Top 20 Video Countdown in 1996. |
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==Charts== |
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!align="left"|Chart (1996) |
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!align="center"|Peak<br />position |
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs |
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|align="center"|10 |
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 |
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|align="center"|26 |
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|align="left"|''RPM'' Canadian Country Singles |
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|align="center"|1 |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.lyrics007.com/LeAnn%20Rimes%20Lyrics/Blue%20Lyrics.html LeAnn Rimes "Blue" lyrics] |
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[[Category:1996 singles]] |
[[Category:1996 singles]] |
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Revision as of 02:56, 23 August 2008
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| B-side | "The Light in Your Eyes, How Do I Live, Undeniable" |
"Blue" is the name of the debut single released by American country music singer, LeAnn Rimes, released in 1996. The song propelled Rimes to fame in 1996 at 13 years old.
Song information
"Blue" was written by radio disc jockey, Bill Mack in the early 1960s. Mack orginally intended legendary country music singer, Patsy Cline to record the song, however, Cline died in a plane crash before it could be recorded. Mack said he had been trying to find the right vocalist to record "Blue," however the statement proved to be a lie. The song had already been recorded by Mack, Kathryn Pitt, and Kenny Roberts. [1] However the idea was spread to the media, leading people to believe Rimes was the successor to Cline's vocal style.
"Blue" is a ballad about a lonely woman who is wondering why her lover can't be blue or lonely over her. However she later realizes, that words her lover had whispered were only lies:
- "Blue
- Oh, so lonesome for you
- Why can't you be blue over me?"
Rimes was only 13 during the time of the single's release in 1996, bringing to Rimes to comparisons with other former teenage country singers, including 50s singer, Brenda Lee and 70s Outlaw country singer, Tanya Tucker. Mnay of Rimes' songs were adult-sounding songs, including "Blue," as well as later releases. [2]
Chart performance & music video
The single was released to country radio in 1996 and became a major hit that summer, [1] peaking at #10 on the Billboard Country Chart and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100, while also reaching #1 on the Canadian Country RPM singles chart. Her album of the same was also released the same year and sold 123,000 copies within its first week, eventually selling six million copies (6× Multi-Platinum) in the United States.
A music video was also filmed around the time of the singles release. The video showed Rimes sitting by a pool in the summer with sunglasses on, while a young boy passes her by. It debuted on CMT's Top 20 Video Countdown in 1996.
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 26 |
| RPM Canadian Country Singles | 1 |
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography - LeAnn Rimes". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|RIMES&sql=ignored (help) - ^ Wolff, Kurt (2000). "13". In Orla Duane (ed.). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides ltd. pp. 540–541.
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