Blue Morning, Blue Day
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| Single by Foreigner | ||||
| from the album Double Vision | ||||
| B-side | "I Have Waited So Long" | |||
| Released | December 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lou Gramm, Mick Jones | |||
| Producer(s) | Keith Olsen, Mick Jones, Ian McDonald | |||
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| Blue vinyl issue | ||||
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| "Blue Morning, Blue Day" on YouTube | ||||
"Blue Morning, Blue Day" is a song written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones that was first released as the third single on Foreigner's second album, Double Vision, reaching #15 on the Hot 100, the band's sixth top 40 single in two years, and #45 in the U.K.[1][2] The song was backed with the Mick Jones song "I Have Waited So Long". "Blue Morning, Blue Day" is also available as downloadable content for the Rock Band series and was released on clear blue vinyl.
Background
Gramm said about the song, "It talks about a young musician that's burning the candle at both ends. He has a lot on his mind, and walks the street at night."[3] Blue is used as a metaphor for misery. The color was later in a different context on Gramm's 1987 solo hit "Midnight Blue". Ultimate Classic Rock critic Matt Wardlaw describes the song as being about a "tangled relationship" reaching its breaking point and culminating with the singer telling his lover "Well, honey don't telephone / 'Cause I won't be alone / I need someone to make me feel better."[4] Wardlaw rated it as Foreigner's 9th greatest song.[4] Jones has rated it one of his 11 favorite Foreigner songs, stating that it "signified the slightly dark and tense atmosphere that [Jones] felt was a very important part of our directions."[5]
Reception
Billboard Magazine praised the "tasty guitar work," "punchy arrangement" and "strong vocals" on the song.[6]
Chart performance
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References
- ^ a b "Foreigner Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ a b "Foreigner singles". The Official Chart Company. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "Lou Gramm : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts.com. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ^ a b Wardlaw, Matt. "Top 10 Foreigner Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "Mick Jones' 11 Favourite Foreigner Songs". Classic Rock. Louder Sound. April 26, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. December 16, 1978. p. 80. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.