Baby Blue (George Strait song)

"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.

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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

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak positions
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks^[4]	58
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	32

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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

Allmusic

v t e George Strait 1980s singles
Strait Country	"Unwound" "Down and Out" "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)"
Strait from the Heart	"Fool Hearted Memory" "Marina del Rey" "Amarillo by Morning" "A Fire I Can't Put Out"
Right or Wrong	"You Look So Good in Love" "Right or Wrong" "Let's Fall to Pieces Together"
Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind	"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "The Cowboy Rides Away" "The Fireman"
Something Special	"The Chair" "You're Something Special to Me"
#7	"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You"
Ocean Front Property	"Ocean Front Property" "All My Ex's Live in Texas" "Am I Blue"
If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'	"Famous Last Words of a Fool" "Baby Blue" "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
Beyond the Blue Neon	"Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" "What's Going On in Your World" "Ace in the Hole" "Overnight Success"

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