"Blue on Blue" is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach with lyrics by Hal David, first recorded"Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits," Varese (Vintage) Sarabande CD compilation, copyright 2003 and released by Bobby Vinton in April 1963, backed by Burt Bacharach and his Orchestra. Vinton's single spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 3 on July 6, 1963,Bobby Vinton - Chart History - The Hot 100 , Billboard.com. Accessed October 23, 2015 while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart.Bobby Vinton - Chart History - Adult Contemporary , Billboard.com. Accessed October 23, 2015"Middle-Road Singles", Billboard, July 6, 1963. p. 36. Accessed October 23, 2015 Vinton's single was a major hit in many other nations as well.
The song was ranked No. 42 on Billboards end of year ranking "Top Records of 1963"."Top Records of 1963", Billboard, Section II, December 28, 1963. p. 30. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
The success of "Blue on Blue" prompted Bobby Vinton to record an entire album of blue-themed songs, also titled Blue on Blue, which produced an even bigger hit in the No. 1 "Blue Velvet".
Chart performance Chart (1963)PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 1003US Billboard Middle-Road Singles2Israel - Kol Yisrael"Hits of the World", Billboard, October 5, 1963. p. 22. Accessed October 23, 20151Canada - CHUM Hit Parade"CHUM Hit Parade", CHUM, Week of June 17, 19634New Zealand - "Lever Hit Parade""Lever Hit Parade" 18-Jul-1963, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed October 23, 20155Australia - Music Maker"Hits of the World", Billboard, August 17, 1963. p. 35. Accessed October 23, 20157Hong Kong"Hits of the World", Billboard, October 19, 1963. p. 34. Accessed October 23, 20159
Cover versions and samples The song has been covered or sampled by many artists, including: Paul Anka (1963) Percy Faith (1964), Maureen McGovern (1991), and many others. In 2017, Marc Almond released the song on his album of mainly covers called "Shadows & Reflections". Almond had previously sung "Blue on Blue" at a Burt Bacharach evening at the London Palladium, during which Bacharach performed as well. Samples of a cover by Gals and Pals from 1966 were included in Röyksopp's song "So Easy". "Blue on Blue" was also covered by Say Lou Lou in 2015 and used in commercials for the Swedish clothing company Gina Tricot.
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