"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.

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
  2. ^ CountryUniverse.net Song review
  3. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "American single certifications – George Strait – Baby Blue". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 22, 2023.


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