| "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" | ||||
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| Single by Restless Heart | ||||
| from the album Big Dreams in a Small Town | ||||
| Released | May 13, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:45 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Tim DuBois Dave Robbins Van Stephenson |
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"The Bluest Eyes in Texas" is the title of a song written by Tim DuBois, Dave Robbins and Van Stephenson, and recorded by American country music group, Restless Heart. It was released in May 1988 as the lead single from their album Big Dreams in a Small Town. It hit #1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. Robbins and Stephenson would later join Henry Paul in the 1990s country group BlackHawk.
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In an interview with The Boot, Robbins said that Van Stephenson provided the idea of the song when he started telling them about an old girlfriend from high school who he bumped into recently. He dated her until her family moved from Nashville to Texas. When they reunited all he could think about was how blue her eyes were.[1]
In the song, the narrator talks about how he just broke up with his significant other. He questions the reason for their break-up but says that he is trying to move on. The narrator states that he can't forget her blue eyes and that they haunt him.
The music video was directed by Bill Balsey and premiered in early 1988.
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
It was performed by Chloë Sevigny in the 1999 movie Boys Don't Cry, and a version performed by A Camp (Nina Persson and Nathan Larson) was included on the soundtrack.[2]
| Preceded by "Don't Close Your Eyes" by Keith Whitley |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single August 20, 1988 |
Succeeded by "The Wanderer" by Eddie Rabbitt |
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