Baby Blue (George Strait song)

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"Baby Blue"
Single by George Strait
from the album If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
B-side"Back to Bein' Me"
ReleasedApril 25, 1988
RecordedSeptember 29, 1987
GenreCountry
Length3:32
LabelMCA 53340
Songwriter(s)Aaron Barker
Producer(s)Jimmy Bowen, George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"Famous Last Words of a Fool"
(1988) 		"Baby Blue"
(1988) 		"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
(1988)

"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.

Content[]

Though it has never been confirmed, it has long been thought that Strait sang this song for his daughter, Jenifer, who died on June 25, 1986, at the age of 13, in an automobile accident in San Marcos, Texas.[2]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b CountryUniverse.net Song review
  3. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

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