Bluer Than Blue

Bluer Than Blue

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Name = Bluer Than Blue


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Artist = Michael Johnson
Album = The Michael Johnson Album
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Released = 1978
Format = 45 (rpm)
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Genre = Soft rock, Adult contemporary
Length = 2:56
Label = EMI America
Writer = Randy Goodrum
Producer = Steve Gibson, Brent Maher
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"Bluer Than Blue" is the title of a 1978 pop ballad by American singer-songwriter Michael Johnson. The song was written by noted pop and country music songwriter Randy Goodrum. Taken as the first single from Johnson's subsequent LP, "The Michael Johnson Album", "Bluer Than Blue" became the singer's first Top 40 hit, reaching #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the summer of 1978. It proved even more popular with adult contemporary radio stations, spending three weeks at #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart that same year. ["The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits", 6th Edition, 1996] To date, this is Johnson's highest-charting single on either the Pop or AC charts; however, he has scored a number of hits on the country chart in the time since releasing "Bluer Than Blue". The song also earned Johnson a Grammy nomination at the 21st annual Grammy Awards, which were held in February of 1979.

The song is sung from the point of view of a man who is in a relationship that is failing, and because of this he is trying to convince himself that his situation will improve once the one he loved moves on; however, it is evident by the lyrics to the song that his efforts are thus far unable to erase his sadness: "But I'm bluer than blue, sadder than sad / You're the only light this empty room has ever had / Life without you is gonna be / Bluer than blue".

The single received generally favorable reviews at the time of its release. "Cashbox Magazine" described Johnson's work as "full of touching ballads with all the right production touches, subtle instrumentation and poignant vocals necessary to keep the tenderness from becoming insipid." [ [http://www.mjblue.com/revalbu.html Taken from Michael Johnson's personal website, www.mjblue.com] ] The song has become a well-known American 1970s soft rock single that continues to be played on radio stations to this day.

References

Cover Versions

1. Regine Velasquez, 1996 (hidden track from the album Retro)


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