Blue Boy (song)

"Blue Boy"
Single by Jim Reeves
from the album The Best of Jim Reeves
B-sideTheme Of Love (I Love To Say, "I Love You")
Released1958
Recorded1958
GenreCountry
Length2:07
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Boudleaux Bryant[1]
Jim Reeves singles chronology
"I Love You More"
(1958) 		"Blue Boy"
(1958) 		"Theme of Love"
(1958)

"Blue Boy" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant, sung by Jim Reeves, and released on the RCA Victor label. In July 1958, it peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's country and western jockey chart.[2] It spent 22 weeks on the charts and was also ranked No. 10 on Billboard's 1958 year-end country and western chart.[2][3] On the Hot 100, "Blue Boy" peaked at No. 45.[4]

The song was originally recorded by Anita Carter as "Blue Doll" [5] b/w "Go Away Johnnie" on Cadence 1333, released August, 1957.[6] The single did not chart.

The song has been included on multiple compilation albums, including He'll Have to Go & Other Hits (1960),[7] The Best of Jim Reeves (1964),[8] The Unforgettable Jim Reeves (1976),[9] Country U.S.A.: 1958 (1989),[10] and The Essential Jim Reeves (1995).[11]

  1. ^ "classic-country-song-lyrics.com". classic-country-song-lyrics.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Joel Whitburn (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. p. 263. ISBN 0823076326.
  3. ^ "Chart Toppers of 1958". The Billboard. December 15, 1958. p. 44.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 699.
  5. ^ "Song: Blue Doll written by Boudleaux Bryant | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
  6. ^ "Anita Carter - Blue Doll".
  7. ^ "He'll Have to Go & Other Hits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Best of Jim Reeves". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "The Unforgettable Jim Reeves". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Country U.S.A.: 1958". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "The Essential Jim Reeves". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2020.