"Misty Blue" | ||||
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Single by Wilma Burgess | ||||
from the album Wilma Burgess Sings Misty Blue | ||||
B-side | "Ain't Got No Man" | |||
Released | September 1966 | |||
Recorded | March 24, 1966 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||
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Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Montgomery[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
Wilma Burgess singles chronology | ||||
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"Misty Blue" is a song written by Bob Montgomery that has been recorded and made commercially successful by several music artists. Although Montgomery wrote the song for a different artist in mind, it was brought first to the attention of Wilma Burgess in 1966. It was recorded by Eddy Arnold the following year, both versions were top 5 Country Hits. A decade later, blues artist Dorothy Moore released the highest-charting version of the song and it reached the top ten in several different radio formats. Following Moore's revival of the track, numerous artists re-covered the tune, including country artist Billie Jo Spears. Spears's version would also go on to become a successful single release. Numerous other artists and musicians of different genres have recorded their own versions of "Misty Blue". The song is now considered both a country music and blues standard.