"Blue Boy" | ||||
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Single by Jim Reeves | ||||
from the album The Best of Jim Reeves | ||||
B-side | Theme Of Love (I Love To Say, "I Love You") | |||
Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | 1958 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:07 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Boudleaux Bryant [1] | |||
Jim Reeves singles chronology | ||||
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"Blue Boy" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant, sung by Jim Reeves, and released on the RCA Victor label. In July 1958, it peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's country and western jockey chart. [2] It spent 22 weeks on the charts and was also ranked No. 10 on Billboard's 1958 year-end country and western chart. [2] [3] On the Hot 100, "Blue Boy" peaked at No. 45. [4]
The song was originally recorded by Anita Carter as "Blue Doll" [5] b/w "Go Away Johnnie" on Cadence 1333, released August, 1957. [6] The single did not chart.
The song has been included on multiple compilation albums, including He'll Have to Go & Other Hits (1960), [7] The Best of Jim Reeves (1964), [8] The Unforgettable Jim Reeves (1976), [9] Country U.S.A.: 1958 (1989), [10] and The Essential Jim Reeves (1995). [11]
"Blue Boy" | ||||
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Single by Jim Reeves | ||||
from the album The Best of Jim Reeves | ||||
B-side | Theme Of Love (I Love To Say, "I Love You") | |||
Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | 1958 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:07 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Boudleaux Bryant [1] | |||
Jim Reeves singles chronology | ||||
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"Blue Boy" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant, sung by Jim Reeves, and released on the RCA Victor label. In July 1958, it peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's country and western jockey chart. [2] It spent 22 weeks on the charts and was also ranked No. 10 on Billboard's 1958 year-end country and western chart. [2] [3] On the Hot 100, "Blue Boy" peaked at No. 45. [4]
The song was originally recorded by Anita Carter as "Blue Doll" [5] b/w "Go Away Johnnie" on Cadence 1333, released August, 1957. [6] The single did not chart.
The song has been included on multiple compilation albums, including He'll Have to Go & Other Hits (1960), [7] The Best of Jim Reeves (1964), [8] The Unforgettable Jim Reeves (1976), [9] Country U.S.A.: 1958 (1989), [10] and The Essential Jim Reeves (1995). [11]