Wild and Blue
| "Wild and Blue" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by John Anderson | ||||
| from the album Wild & Blue | ||||
| B-side | "Honky Tonk Hearts" | |||
| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country, Bluegrass | |||
| Length | 2:53 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | John Scott Sherrill | |||
| Producer(s) |
John Anderson Frank Jones | |||
| John Anderson singles chronology | ||||
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"Wild and Blue" is a song written by John Scott Sherrill, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in September 1982 as the first single and title track from the album Wild & Blue. The song was John Anderson's eleventh country hit and the first of five number ones on the country chart. The single went to number one for two weeks and spent a total of eleven weeks within the top 40.[1]
Punk-folk band The Mekons covered "Wild and Blue" on their 1991 album The Curse of the Mekons. The 2014 re-issue of Lucinda Williams' self-titled album includes a live cover of "Wild and Blue", recorded on her 1989 European tour.
Chart performance
| Chart (1982-1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 15 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 25.
| Preceded by "Somewhere Between Right and Wrong" by Earl Thomas Conley |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single December 25, 1982-January 1, 1983 |
Succeeded by "Can't Even Get the Blues" by Reba McEntire |