Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You

"Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You"
Single by Toby Keith
from the album Blue Moon
B-side	"She's Gonna Get It"
Released	February 27, 1996
Format	CD single, 7"
Recorded	1996
Genre	Country
Length	3:50
Label	Polydor/A&M 576140
Writer(s)	Toby Keith
Producer	Nelson Larkin Toby Keith
Toby Keith singles chronology
"Big Ol' Truck" (1995) "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" (1996) "A Woman's Touch" (1996)

"Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in February 1996 as the lead single released from his album Blue Moon, and peaked at #2 in the United States, and #9 in Canada. Keith wrote the song in 1987,^[1] and first released it that year on an independent label.^[2]

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it "a perfect example of a Keith-penned weeper that is also a sensuous and languid ballad." She goes on to say that the ballad is a "perfect showcase for Keith's vocals, which have never sounded better." The song works well according to Price because of the "poignancy of the lyric and the way the production shows the strength of his voice."^[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1996.

Chart performance

"Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" debuted at #65 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of March 9, 1996.

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	112
Canada RPM Country Tracks	9

References

1. ^ "Nothing shaky about Keith's music success". The Times-Leader: pp. 1C. 12 November 1996. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WB&s_site=timesleader&p_multi=WB&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB71C278953DD73&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
2. ^ "Stages are set". Macon Telegraph: pp. 1D. 29 March 1996. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MT&s_site=macon&p_multi=MT&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB76D3553C1FB48&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
3. ^ Billboard, March 9, 1996